Living in Misery
Chapter 2: The Arrivals
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"You guys better be decent when we get there, you know why we came so don't go telling anyone, especially Em."
-Daisuke's worries-
"Taro just leave it, it's not even worth it."
-Emi's plea-
"Em you don't deserve all this shit, damnit, how can you stand these assholes?"
-Taro's concerns-
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Three o'clock hit and Emi was finally off. She turned off her lane and walked up to the staff room. Her mood hadn't changed since Kentarou decided to burst any happiness she had for the day. She trudged to her locker and pulled out her tote bag so that she could go change.
Once she finished changing she pulled out her cell phone and called Taro. He picked up on the first ring laughing.
"Hello?" Emi asked with an amused voice.
"Hey Em, sorry your dad just made me laugh," said Taro.
"Oh are you at my house?" asked Emi.
"Yeah, your brothers called me a bit after I left you and told me to come over," said Taro.
"Oh well I'm off now, so could you can come pick me up?" asked Emi.
"Yeah of c—hold on," said Taro. Emi could hear Taro talking to her dad on the other side of the line. "Okay we'll be there in five minutes."
"What do you mean we?" asked Emi.
"Uncle Inu wants to come too, something about talking to June," said Taro.
"Oh, okay we'll I'll see you soon," said Emi. She hung up the phone and walked out of the store. She sat down on her bench and waited. After a few minutes she heard an annoying voice drift towards her. She just closed her eyes willing for it to just go away.
"Thanks Emi; you fuckin got me doing all the grunt work today, just cause I was talking to you," said Kentarou with menace in his voice. Emi just kept her eyes closed, still hoping that he would just leave her alone.
"What are you scared to look at me now, you damn better be scared of me, just wait till school starts, I'm gonna make this year worse than last year. Worse than putting that gum in your hair and cutting it for you, and worse than getting Remi to take your clothes so you had to wear your nasty gym clothes all day. Just wait Emi, just you wait," said Kentarou with a laugh. Emi couldn't stand it, when he talked about all those embarrassing moments she wanted to cry, god knew that was mostly all she did last year.
"Just leave me alone…" she whispered.
"Yeah fuckin right, you deserve everything you get," said Kentarou.
"Just leave me alone," she said her eyes going red, her hands flexing, and her fangs bared. She barely lost control of the little demon in her, but when it did she couldn't stop.
"Oh I'm so scared," said Kentarou with a laugh. He was a demon as well, a wolf demon and with those demon genes he also had the good looks. He was Remi's present boy toy. With his dark blue hair falling messily over his eyes, he knew he was good looking, and always just assumed that every girl liked him, so when Emi never looked his way he knew she was weird.
"You better be," said Emi as she stood up dropping her tote bag on the bench.
"Emi!" Emi snapped back, regaining her control. She looked behind her and saw her dad. Inuyasha was by himself, with a grin on his face.
"Dad?" she asked, and suddenly felt like a bone chilling breeze flew past her, even in the last weeks of warm summer weather.
"Yeah, I thought I'd go talk to your supervisor about tomorrow, you know flash my grin and get her all flustered," he said with a grin as he ruffled her hair, causing it to get all messy, so she took out the hair tie and combed her hair with her fingers.
"Oh well then I should come with you too," said Emi.
"No just stay here, I'll work my charm better without you there, and besides you're here with your friend. Hi there," said Inuyasha as he held his hand out to the boy in front of him.
"Hi Mr. Takahashi," said Kentarou actually feeling nervous. He knew about Inuyasha Takahashi. He was one of the few men in Japan that mostly anyone who was anyone knew his name, especially in the business world. He's co-owner of the family business, Takahashi Corporation, which is the highest business firm in the country, and he's also the longest known holder of CEO with Innovations Marketing, the company that he took over at the young age of 21.
"Hi you look kind of familiar, have I seen you before?" asked Inuyasha.
"Daddy, he's Remi's boyfriend," said Emi with a quiet voice.
"Oh well, then it's nice to meet you…"
"Kentarou, sir, Kentarou Yamanaka," said Kentarou as he shook his hands earnestly.
"Well it was nice to meet you Kentarou, now if you'll excuse me," said Inuyasha. He walked off, wearing his casual jeans and tight unbuttoned white long sleeve with a white beater underneath.
Emi just sat down and ignored Kentarou. She wanted Taro to get his butt over to her soon, because she couldn't be in his presence for much longer. Taro walked up and his eyes narrowed in on Kentarou before even acknowledging Emi. "What the hell are you doing here?!" asked Taro with anger. Kentarou was in a trance, being able to talk with the Inuyasha Takahashi and all, but he looked up and was shocked to see Taro Nakao, the captain of their soccer team and captain of their tennis team.
"Nakao-san?" he asked.
"Yamanaka, what the fuck are you doing with Emi? Em are you okay? Your eyes are red, did he do something to you again?" he asked bending down in front of her. He took off her glasses and looked at her eyes. She closed them willing her eyes to be white and not the blood shot red that she assumed they were turning, since she was on the brink of tears.
"Taro just leave it, please. He's not worth it," said Emi with a faltering smile.
"Yamanaka, you need to get a life, stop picking on her. If I hear you do it again just wait and see what I do," said Taro.
"Wait just a goddamn minute. Who said I did anything to her, what the fuck has the bitch been telling you?" asked Kentarou becoming pissed, that the most popular guy in the school was hearing things about him, when he didn't do anything—in his own mind at least.
"Don't you fucking call her a bitch again or so help me I'll beat the crap out of you," said Taro, clenching his fists. Emi put a hand on his shoulder and he eased back a little.
"Fuck this shit, I'm going back to work." Emi just let out a sigh.
"Emi why do you keep letting him push you around?" asked Taro.
"I'm not letting him do anything, I just ignore him and that's that."
"Oh and it doesn't hurt you at all to be called all the things that he calls you? Emi stop being the good guy, fight back, do something! It kills me to see you hurting like this," said Taro with sad eyes.
"Taro I'm fine, I promise," said Emi as looked into his eyes. He seen past her façade and knew that he needed to give her a hug as much as he needed one. So he pulled her into his arms and just held her close.
"You deserve better Em."
"Yeah, how about we go find Dad and see what he's done to my supervisor?" asked Emi with a genuine smile.
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Inuyasha walked into the supermarket with nothing but confidence. He knew that he was still hot for a father of four who were all full grown. Heck he was still young, only forty one and one of the richest men in Japan. He put on his charming smile and walked over to the tall lady with short red hair cropped to frame her face. Inuyasha admired even if he had a wife. June Yagami was hot, even in her drab outfit, dressed for work. She wore slacks and a loose sweater, but as she moved Inuyasha could tell that it would be fun to get his daughter out of work for one day.
He walked behind her and cleared his throat. June turned around; she was wearing sleek glasses that were perched on her nose. She was startled to see such a gorgeous man standing before her.
"Uh hi, may I help you?" asked June with a friendly smile, even as she gave him the once over. Inuyasha laughed, thinking, if Kagome knew this. I'd rather not think about that, he winced.
"Yeah you wouldn't happen to be, June Yagami?" he asked with his smile in place.
"Yeah, that would be me," she said trying to stay professional.
"Well Yagami-san I'm he—"
"June is fine," she corrected with a smile, which just made Inuyasha's smile widen.
"Well June, I'm here to talk to you about giving the day off to one of your employees tomorrow."
"And who would that be?" she asked, her heart drumming in her chest thinking that he wanted her to take the day off.
"You know Emi Takahashi?" Inuyasha asked. June's face faltered but she recovered quickly. Being single for years just made her think loopy things. She looked at him just a little closer and realized the similarities between the two.
"You must be her father I presume?" she asked holding her hand out for a formal introduction.
"Yes, Inuyasha Takahashi, and about that day off tomorrow would it be possible?" asked Inuyasha.
"Well I don't know," said June as she looked through her charts to see if there was anyone who would be able to cover her shift.
"Please just this one day, it's kind of an important day for the family and she needs to be there more than anyone," said Inuyasha. "And she's never asked for a day off before, I'm sure one won't be too bad."
"There is no problem with her taking days off, it's just that these few days are one of the most busiest because it's back to school, and if she hasn't told you, she is our best cashier, so we do need her tomorrow," said June with regret.
"But please her older brother is coming back home, and she wants to be there, she doesn't want to disappoint you, but you should be able to cover her shift. Please this is really important to her. If you don't know she doesn't really have a great life with people in her school, she likes to be isolated but one of the only people that she's close to is her older brother."
"Well you know I think I can fix this up so she can have the day off, she deserves it," said June.
"Thank you," said Inuyasha as he took her into a hug. She was startled but let out a laugh as she put her hand around him timidly. "Well I should get going then, thank you so much, you don't know how grateful we are."
"It's no problem at all. It was nice meeting you," said June.
"Yeah it was nice to meet you too," he said as he walked out of the building only to bump into his daughter and godson.
"Dad, what did June say?" asked Emi.
"We're in the clear, so tomorrow is a go!" he said with enthusiasm.
"So you guys are going to the airport in the morning?" asked Taro.
"Yup, do you want to come too?" asked Inuyasha.
"No I've got some things to do tomorrow morning, to get ready for school but I'll be at the house when you guys get home," said Taro.
"Okay kid, now let's get going your mother is going crazy at home cleaning every corner of the house," said Inuyasha with a grin.
"Oh and you're gonna stick me with her while you go hide in you man's room huh?" asked Emi, matching her father's grin with one of her own.
"That sounds just like you, Uncle Inu," said Taro.
"Hey I do what I can to survive you guys haven't seen the crazy side of Kagome yet," said Inuyasha.
"Daddy let's go home," said Emi as she hooked her arm through his. Inuyasha smiled affectionately at her and rested his head on hers for a second before turning and kissed her on the head, then walked out the door with Taro and his little baby girl.
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"Daddy! I have plans tomorrow, Ken is taking me out! Why do I have to go?!"
"Remi, I don't have time for your whining. Daisuke is coming back home, he's your first cousin, and he's important to us, Kei and Hiro are going, why can't you?" asked Sesshomaru with irritation as he sat on the couch with his wife snuggled beside him.
"Ma! Why do I have to go? Can't I just see him later, we'll be seeing him sooner or later anyways since we're related," said Remi.
"Remi, why are you acting like this, your aunt Kagome is so excited that he's coming home, and we're all going," said Kara.
"But their house is so goddamn small, if Uncle Inu is so rich why do they live in that dingy little house?" asked Remi.
"Remi Takahashi you are going and that's that, now you go do what you have to do today and we'll see you tonight for dinner, and there are no buts about that," said Sesshomaru as she looked at his daughter, all authoritatively.
"Argh! You guys are so difficult!" she whined as she stormed out of the room, in her short skirt and tight shirt.
"When did she turn into such a spoiled brat?" asked Sesshomaru.
"Since you've spoiled her rotten," Kara purred into his ear.
"And why does she wear those skimpy clothes, Keira never did that, why is Remi so different?" he asked with a sigh. Kara just let out a laugh as she rubbed circles on his stomach.
"Don't worry baby it's just a phase, she'll grow out of it," said Kara as she placed a teasing kiss on his lips. He kissed her back and then rubbed his eyes.
"I hope so, cause I can't deal with her anymore, and boyfriends, that's just too much to handle," said Sesshomaru. Kara laughed as she snuggled closer to her husband and turned the TV on to spend some quality time with her husband in their empty mansion like house.
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"Kai, Reiji! Get your lazy butts up and help me clean up!" Kaito and Reiji Takahashi were both in their rooms. Kagome knew her sons well enough to know that they were either watching TV or playing video games, even at the age of fourteen she thought that they'd be more productive but oh was she wrong. The older of the two, by only five minutes—Kaito—had his mother's eyes, deep chocolate brown. His short hair was just as black as his older siblings and mother but with natural grey highlights that appealed and intrigued many girls at his school. He is the calmer twin, though he is just as likely to be the cause of some mischief in the house, he is responsible when it comes to school and applies himself to many things.
Reiji had his father's eyes and a darker shade of grey for his hair, compared to his fathers. He was almost the spitting image of Inuyasha and he damn well loved it. He has the prankster in him, and though he may not have been as smart as his twin, he had smarts in other ways. He could talk someone into doing anything with such finesse that the person didn't even know that they were talked into it. His personal goal is to get at his father but at the age of fourteen he still hasn't got him.
They both opened their doors and stared straight into a mirror image of each other except for their hair and eyes. "What's got Mom so riled up?" asked Kaito.
"Didn't you hear Mama? She said something about Daisuke coming back," said Reiji.
"Oh are you serious?" asked Kaito.
"Yeah, maybe we should go help her, Dad said she's been cleaning all morning, and it's already four," said Reiji.
"Okay hold on," said Kaito as he went back into his room and turned off his radio and met his brother back in the hall. They went downstairs and found Kagome hunched over the sink coughing.
"Mom are you okay?" asked Kaito, but he got no response. Fear crept into their hearts as they watched their mother.
"Mama! What's wrong?! Do you need some water?" asked Reiji as he rushed to Kagome's side, with Kaito right behind him. Kagome stood up and wiped her mouth. She felt weak, but that wouldn't stop her. She couldn't make her kids think she was sick when she wasn't.
"Sorry guys, just a coughing spell, I'm fine now, but a glass of water wouldn't be so bad," said Kagome with a smile. Kaito led her to the couch in the living room while Reiji got her a glass of water.
"Mama, stop working yourself so hard, here drink this," said Reiji. He brought up the glass to her mouth and Kagome drank.
"Reiji, Kai you two don't have to fuss over me, now could you guys help me clean up for tomorrow?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah sure, you just sit down and we'll take care of it," said Kaito.
"Mom? What's wrong?"
"Kagome are you alright?"
The three looked over at the door and saw Emi, Inuyasha and Taro standing there with worried looks on their faces. Inuyasha rushed over to her.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" asked Inuyasha. He could sense the wariness in her and became even more worried.
"Nothing, you guys are making this into a big deal, I just had a coughing spell, my throat was dry," said Kagome.
"Kagome, if it's too hard on you then I told you I'd get someone to take care of the house, you really don't have to clean the house all the time, and besides you'll be going back to work this week, so why don't you take it easy," said Inuyasha as he looked into his wife's eyes.
"Inuyasha I'm fine I promise. Now let me get back to work, Daisuke is going to be here tomorrow and I want this house clean for him," said Kagome.
"No, you sit down, and I mean it," said Inuyasha as he stood up.
"Mom, just relax, we'll get the house cleaned for you," said Emi as she put a hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah Aunt K, the four of us can get it cleaned, so that you won't have to worry about the party tomorrow," said Taro with a reassuring smile.
"See sweetheart now how about I take you up stairs and you can have a relaxing bath while the five of us get this house cleaned," said Inuyasha.
"Fine, but I want this house spotless," said Kagome with a teasing grin. She got up with Inuyasha holding onto her and led her out of the room.
"Will do!" The twins stood in a salute that caused Kagome to laugh, which made the rest of the occupants in the room to cheer up even if just a little.
"Okay guys I guess we should get started," said Taro.
"Yeah. Kaito, Reiji you guys get this room, while Taro and I take on the kitchen," said Emi.
"Yes ma'am!" They all got to work. Emi and Taro walked into the kitchen and got busy on their jobs.
"I never thought they'd actually clean," said Taro.
"Yeah it's rare, but they do when they know it's important," said Emi with a fond smile as she looked back into the living room and saw her little brothers hard at work.
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Four men were sitting in an airport in California waiting for their flight. Two were lazing around on the chairs with head phones in their ears, one was immersed in a book and the last one looked as if he was sleeping.
Attention all passengers on flight 57 to Tokyo, Japan the plane is now ready to be boarded, so please make your way to gate B, again to all passengers on flight 57 to Tokyo, Japan your flight will be leaving shortly so please make your way to gate B.
"Sweet! We can finally board!" said Daisuke as he took the head phones out of his ear and shoved Jake, who was sitting beside him.
"What?" asked Jake.
"The plane is being boarded, come on," said Daisuke.
"Oh sweet finally," said Jake as he took off his own headphones and grabbed his carry-on.
"Hey Mike, get your face out of that book, the plane is boarding," said Daisuke as he looked at the youngest person in their group. The boy who was immersed in his book looked up at Daisuke and Jake. His misty green eyes were still clouded by the story of the book. His straight dark brown hair was getting long causing his bangs to fall over his eyes. He brushed them back, and stood up.
"Well whose gonna wake up the big lump?" asked Michael as he looked at his older brother who was all but snoring on the chair. Michael's mouth twitched into a grin when he saw the looks in both Jake and Daisuke's face. They all circled him and shoved him off the chair. Daniel sputtered awake and was ready to kill. His sleepy green eyes were dark, with sleep and anger.
"What the hell! Do you guys mind, I was trying to sleep here," said Daniel.
"Well if we'd have let you sleep you'd have missed the flight, now get your lazy ass up, we gotta get going," said Jake with a grin. Daniel grumbled but got up. He combed his hand through his light brown hair.
"You guys are jerks," said Daniel as he got his carry on and joined the rest of guys as they walked over to the gate.
"Hi there, may I see your ticket?" asked the attendant. Daisuke gave her a smile and handed over the ticket. She smiled back and looked over his ticket. "Thank you, I hope you have a nice flight. Next person please."
"Hey there," said Jake as he handed his ticket over to the attendant. She smiled warmly at him and checked over his ticket and handed it back when everything was fine.
"Thank you, have a nice flight." She motioned for the next person to come up and Michael handed her his ticket. He wasn't really interested, he just wanted to get in a seat and pull open his book. "Thank you next in line, please." Daniel who was still half asleep handed her his ticket and passport. She stifled a giggle when she saw his sleepy face. "Thank you and I hope you get some rest on the flight." Daniel blushed but took his ticket and passport and walked towards his friends. He let out a yawn and slung his bag over his shoulder.
"So Jake did you get a good look?" asked Daisuke with a grin.
"Hey I can't help it, she was hot. Dan if you don't start looking at these hotties I'm really going to get scared," said Jake with a laugh.
"Oh shut up, just cause I didn't look at a girl doesn't mean anything, and have you forgotten about Mal, you know my girlfriend?" asked Daniel.
"Oh yeah, I can't believe you've been going out with the Mallory for almost five years now. Seriously, you're twenty-one and you're tied down, it'll suck for you when us guys go out for a little partying and you can't even have fun with another girl," said Jake.
"Hey don't hate cause I have a girl and you three losers don't," said Daniel.
"What ever, did you forget, Stacy? She was quite a number. It was fun while it lasted," said Jake with a laugh.
"Okay guys, you all know why we're going back, so don't forget it, and no telling anyone about it especially not Em," said Daisuke.
"Yeah, yeah Mom, we won't, geez way to ruin the mood," said Daniel.
"Shut up Dan it's important, and besides I can't wait to see your family again, especially your mom, she was so awesome when we first met her, seriously I think she was my first love," said Michael with a laugh.
"You get in line buddy, I saw her way before you," said Jake with a grin.
"Well you two are lucky, I already have a woman, but if I didn't then I'd be in this little tussle," said Daniel with amusement.
"You guys are pathetic, now if you're all done fighting over my mother then how about we get in our seats?" asked Daisuke.
"What's so hard we are in first class after all, gotta thank your parents for springing for these tickets," said Michael.
"Don't worry about it, Dad was happy to pay," said Jake.
"Yeah and so was mine, I think they're just happy we're coming home," said Daisuke.
"Still it's awesome," said Daniel.
"Yeah well Dad almost sent down the company jet to pick us up, but I told him not to," said Daisuke.
"Why the hell did you do that? We could have ridden on a private jet!" said Daniel.
"Yeah but I didn't want Mom to find out that we were coming," said Daisuke. They got on the plane and found their seats which were just at the front of the plane.
"Sweet seats," said Daniel as he put his bag in the compartment. "Now to catch up on that sleep, Mal kept me up all night cause she didn't want me to go." He sat down and closed his eyes.
"Okay what you do in your spare time is not something I want to hear about," said Michael, as he grimaced.
"Don't worry little bro, you'll find someone sooner or later," said Daniel with a wide grin. Michael just smacked his brother before taking his seat beside Daniel and pulled out his book. It was still early, only five thirty and he had roughly seventeen hours before they landed.
"Well if you two are going to be quiet then I guess I'll just catch some shut eye as well," said Jake as he took his seat by the window. Daisuke put his bag in the compartment and took his seat. He put his head phones on and sat down beside Jake. They all spent the following hour in their own little worlds. Daniel and Jake passed out peacefully, Michael reading away and already half way done his book and Daisuke listening to his music.
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The next morning Emi's alarm blared at seven in the morning. It was her customary ring time to signal for her to get up. She shifted and her arm flew out from under her blanket to turn it off. Then she remembered it was the day that her older brother was coming home. She sprung out of bed and put on her glasses. She ran into the washroom and got cleaned up. After having a shower she walked into her room wrapped in a towel. Her glasses were in her hands; she walked to her closet and looked for something to wear. Usually she would just put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt but today was special and she needed to feel special.
She found something that would be perfect for the occasion. It was the clothes that Daisuke had brought home last Christmas. It was a gift to her and even if it wasn't her style she still loved it. She would wear it today. It was a short black skirt that came up to her mid thigh, with it came knee high socks in white with pale pink stripes. The shirt was a pale grey with a light pick tank top on top of that and a matching black jacket to complete the image. She looked through her shoes and found her black ballet flats.
Perfect.
She put on the clothes and it felt different but in a good way. She looked at her self in the mirror and was amazed at the difference of her outfit and how it made her look. Then she looked at the glasses and though they were good enough for her everyday look today she didn't want to look ordinary. So she took them off and put on the contacts that she rarely ever wore.
Once she was dressed she glanced at the clock and saw that is was already eight thirty. "Oh my god we have to leave soon! Nii-chan is going to be here soon!" said Emi as she ran out of the room and bumped right into Inuyasha.
"Emi what are—whoa who is this?" he asked with a smirk as he looked over his daughter.
"Dad!" she let out in a whine.
"Wow Emi you cleaned up nicely. A skirt? I didn't even know you owned a skirt," said Inuyasha with a grin.
"Dad that's not funny, now is Mom ready, and what about Kai and Rei?" asked Emi.
"Well I know your mother is ready, but I haven't checked on the twins yet," said Inuyasha.
"Well if they're not they better get up now! It takes half an hour to get to the airport from here and I want to be there when Nii-chan gets here," said Emi.
"Well why don't you go check on your mother, while I go see to the two knuckle heads," said Inuyasha.
"Okay, just try to hurry Daddy!" Inuyasha smiled as he watched her run downstairs. He continued down the hall towards his son's rooms. They were the last room down the hall. Inuyasha knocked at both and took a step back as the doors swung open.
"Why'd you knock on my door?" asked Reiji as he opened his door. He was in a pair of jeans and a white wife beater. Kaito raised his eyebrows.
"What are you talking about I didn't knock on your door, you knocked on mine," said Kaito. He was also wearing dark jeans and white long sleeve shirt with a pale blue vest on top. Inuyasha cleared his throat. Both boys looked over at their father.
"Dad?"
"Yeah, you two better get ready, before your sister comes up here and tears your ears out," said Inuyasha.
"Why is she so huffed about it?" asked Reiji.
"Come on Rei, it's Emi we're talking about," said Kaito.
"Okay well you two better hurry up, there's a surprise waiting downstairs," said Inuyasha as he walked off. The boys were confused but decided to get dressed to see what Inuyasha was talking about.
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"Whoa! Is that Emi?"
"No that can't be her." Both boys looked at each other and then at the girl standing in the kitchen. They blinked twice before looking at her again.
Emi turned around and when they saw her glassless face they were even more shocked. "Wow sis, you could actually pass for hot," said Reiji with a grin.
"Of course she can, Emi is a really beautiful girl," said Kagome as she hugged her daughter.
"Thanks Mom, but can we get going?" asked Emi.
"But we're hungry!" said the boys.
"Well I told you to hurry, so it's your loss," said Inuyasha.
"But Dad!" said Kaito.
"Okay we'll grab something on the way," said Inuyasha.
"Sweet!"
"Okay well let's go it's already quarter to nine! Hurry!" said Emi as she grabbed her purse and walked to the front door. Everyone laughed as they followed her out the door.
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"Dude that was the longest plane ride ever!" said Daniel with a yawn.
"Yeah I know, I finished my book in the first four hours and had nothing to do but watch the stupid movies," complained Michael.
"Hey you could have slept too you know," said Daniel as he stepped off the plane.
"Yeah, yeah let's just get our stuff and go, I need a shower," said Michael.
"So where are we going first?" asked Jake. "I told Dad we'd cab it so should we go to my house or yours?" Daisuke considered but decided he wanted to get home as soon as possible.
"Well I want to get home, so if you guys want to come with me then you can come," said Daisuke.
"Well then I guess we're going to Dai's house first," said Daniel. They walked over to the baggage area and grabbed their bags. Michael and Daisuke grabbed two trolleys and loaded on their bags.
"Okay let's get going then," said Daisuke. They walked out of the baggage area and walked out to where the arrivals would usually wait for their family. They were all talking and laughing when they heard a very excited voice.
"NII-CHAN!!!!"
Daisuke looked up and was surprised to see his younger sister running to him. He dropped his carry-on and opened his arms to her. She ran into his arms and hugged him tightly. "Em what are you doing here?" Daisuke asked as he looked down at her. She looked so different and she was wearing a skirt, the one that he had bought her.
"I missed you so much! How long are you staying this time?" asked Emi as she rubbed her face in his chest. Daisuke let out a smile.
"As long as you want," said Daisuke with a smile as he hugged her to him. She pulled back a little and looked at him. He was more tanned, since he just spent the summer in California. His amber eyes looked down with such warm affection that she just wanted to stay in his arms like that. His hair was longer now. Just like how it was in all the pictures he sent home. He was almost a head or two taller than her. She rested her head on his shoulder again. Daisuke looked over her head and saw his family standing there. His father grinning at him, his mother smiling with love and affection, and his two bratty brothers were grinning from ear to ear just like his father.
Kagome's eyes shifted to the boys behind her son and her eyes widened. "Michael? Daniel? Is that you?" she whispered. Inuyasha heard her and took a look; still had the same scent and their features matched.
"I think that's them," said Inuyasha. Kagome walked up to the group. She put a hand on her son's face before looking at the other boys.
"Kagome, it's good to see you again," said Jake as he took his god mother in a hug.
"Hi Jakey what made you come back? Aren't you all missing school?" asked Kagome as she looked at the rest of the boys.
"We wanted to take a break," said Jake. "And you know Daniel and Michael right?"
"It is you two, it's been so long since we last saw each other," said Kagome. The boys smiled genuine smiles and hugged Kagome. Emi watched from Daisuke's arms and had to admit that two boys that came with her brother were hot. She heard a lot about Daniel and Michael Quinn. But this was the first time she ever met them in person. She had to say their pictures were nothing compared to the real deal.
Emi let go of Daisuke and went to hug Jake. "Hey Em, you look……different," said Jake with an unsure smile as he looked down at the little girl who was like a sister to him.
"Yeah, just wanted to look half way decent today," said Emi with a laugh.
"What are you talking about, you've always looked pretty," said Jake as he tugged at her hair, which was down and in pretty waves. "Though today you've outdone yourself."
"Oh please. It's good to have you guys back!," she said as she hugged him once more. They heard someone clear their throat and both looked over to see Daniel and Michael standing there. Michael was avoiding her eyes, but Daniel was all smiles.
"Okay looks like someone wants an introduction," said Jake with a laugh. "Emi this is Daniel," Jake pointed to Daniel," and this is Michael. Dan, Mike this is our little sis, Emi."
"Well it's nice to meet you, Emi. You are absolutely gorgeous," said Daniel as he shook her hand.
"Thanks, you aren't that bad yourself," she said with a grin. She liked the look of Daniel Quinn; he was rougher than his younger brother. His lighter hair and darker eyes made him feel tough and macho. His smile, with those full lips of his and those hollow cheeks just added to his image. When he smiled that smile of his she could see the dimple forming, and oh was it charming.
"Don't go forgetting about Mal, bro," said Michael with a grin. "Hi Emi, it's nice to finally meet you. Your brother's talked about you a lot."
"All good things I hope?" she asked with a smile. The younger of the two brothers, she mused, was extremely gorgeous. He was bordering on being one of those men that could be on GQ or a warrior like being, with his mysterious green eyes, his messy dark hair, that straight nose that added just a bit of beauty to his face and those full lips that just looked so kissable. What am I thinking! Emi shook her head slightly.
"Of course," said Michael with a smile, and low and behold he had even deeper dimples.
"Dan, Mike you two done over there?" asked Daisuke. They turned around and saw that all the Takahashi men were ready to go. Daisuke lifted the carry-on onto his shoulder and started to walk pushing the trolley alongside his two brothers and his dad.
"Well I guess we should get going too," said Michael. He shifted his bag on his shoulder and started to walk alongside Emi. Daniel who was watching in amusement the way Emi gave his little brother the once over.
"They would make a good couple wouldn't they?" Daniel said to Jake. He looked at them, and grinned, he'd never seen Emi so comfortable with a stranger. The only people she was comfortable with were, her brothers which included him, and Taro and of course her parents.
"Oh stop day dreaming you two, we have to get going too before they leave us here," said Kagome with a smile. She hooked her arms between both boys and started to walk. They grinned at each other and walked alongside her.
They couldn't wait to get home and take a shower and get some real food in them, and they knew Kagome had it all done already. So they were off to the Takahashi household.
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Well there you have the next chapter. I absolutely love these characters, and the funny thing is that I didn't really plan to do anything with Daniel and Michael when I first introduced them in Living in the Moment. But I'm so glad I did! Well what do you think about this chapter?! I think I introduced all the main players in this story, but you never know, with me I might just throw in another character for good measure! But anyways, tell me what you think! So thanks for reading!