--DISCLAIMER: We do not own any characters from Inuyasha or any other characters that we may have borrowed from anime, myths, books, etc. We do, however, own our original characters.

Original Characters: Adrian, Akemi, Thaycary, Misato, Sarah, Aaron, Andreas, Michiyo, Chinatsu, Kids (there are 14, all Misato's), Renji, Christi Anna, and Sakura (one of Misato's kids).

Warning: Borrowed characters are OOC.

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Adrian: -looks at Aaron and jabs him in the side- Now look what you did! -he looks at Misato- Its nothing! Aaron just thought Yoko and Akemi were…yeah…stupid really.

Akemi: -she gets off of Yoko and stands quickly- Excuse me! -she runs out of the backyard past Aaron just running…completely, utterly embarrassed and humiliated-

Thaycary: well…Thank you very much Sarah.. -he smirks and pulls out his wood carving, its just a simple flower a small daisy to be exact. He hands it to her and nods- here… I can always make another one.

Misato: -sighs and shakes her head- Wonderful. -looks to Yoko- Yoko, would you get me some more herbs, please? -looks back to Aaron and Adrian and smiles- Did you need something? You can come in if you want. -turns and walks back into the house to clean up the mess and make some more tea-

Yoko: -groans and stands up, wiping some of the dirt off him- Sure… -jumps up and disappears into the forest-

Sarah: -blushes more and takes it- Um….thank you…. -she hurriedly bows and turns, running back to her friends before she can turn any redder-

Aaron: We are fine…yeah.. -he backs up and takes off back towards the camp-

Adrian: -he walks up and into the house- Um…we just wanted to ask where Thaycary was…Victor is getting impatient on waiting on him to show up. I'm surprised Blaine didn't tell you…

Thaycary: -shakes his head and walks back to his cycle, waiting-

Misato: -picks up the broken glass and puts it on the tray. She blinks and looks up- Blaine? I haven't seen Blaine in a long time. And I have no clue where Thaycary is.

Adrian: Well…Victor is not very happy about waiting 5 minutes after they were supposed to meet. -sighs- What?! Yeah, we sent Blaine here like 10 minutes ago to see and ask where he was…wonder why he didn't?

Akemi: -runs and busts through the door to Tynian's house and runs into her room slamming and locking the door-

Misato: -shrugs and finishes picking up the glass, then stands with the tray and puts it on the table- No clue. I wasn't here ten minutes ago, but I'm sure Yoko or Akemi would've said something if he came. Xayan came by, but only to see how his sister is doing. And…speaking of which, I need to make more tea. -turns and sets some water on to boil, then turns back to Adrian- Would you like some?

Kyou: -walks out of the school a few minutes later with his bag slung over his shoulder-

Andreas: -he walks with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground in front of him towards Misato's house-

Adrian: No…Thank you…just came by to ask where Thaycary was… -he sighs heavily and sits down on the couch, then stands remembering he hadn't been offered a seat yet- Sorry…

Michiyo: -walks out holding one of Kyou's hands, she smiles and giggles- Ucle Tacari! -she runs and hugs Thaycary's leg-

Thaycary: -he smirks and looks down- Hey Michiyo… -he then looks at Kyou- what took you guys so long? I was about to send in the calvary to go find you… -he chuckles a bit-

Misato: -smiles- No, it's okay. Go ahead. You sure I can't get you anything?

Kyou: -grins- Sorry, just finishing up some work. We weren't expecting you or we would've been out sooner.

Adrian: -smirks and sits down, then holds his arm a bit- ow… -he says softly-

Thaycary: its alright… I have had some wonderful people to keep me company on my long wait -nods over to the group of girls and shakes his head a bit-

Michiyo: -lets go of Thaycary's leg and tries to get on the cycle by herself.-

Misato: -takes the water off the stove and makes a cup of tea, then takes the last of the herbs from the basket on the table and crushes them into the tea. She looks over at him- You okay?

Kyou: -looks over and laughs a bit- Wow, and they didn't jump you? -shakes his head and grins- Surprising.

Adrian: -looks over and nods- Yeah, just a little sore…we are having a bit of a problem in the casts. Well…mainly in one, but it is spreading like wildfire.

Thaycary: -laughs a bit and nods- Yeah…I know.. -he turns and lifts Michiyo up and sets her in the front, he gets on and starts up the cycle revving the engine twice, kicking up the brake. He looks at Kyou and waits-….You getting on or what… -he smirks-

Misato: -nods- Would you excuse me for a minute? -takes the cup of tea and walks up to the third floor into Cossette's room. She walks over and hands it to her and smiles- Just let me know if you need anything else. -turns and walks out, going back downstairs and looking at Adrian- So, what's this problem?

Kyou: -gets on behind him and grins- Let's go before they change their minds. -laughs-

Adrian: -he flexes his arm a bit and then looks at Misato-….Victor's cast. Its just out of control. Most of his cast is loyal to the old philosophy, like Miki or Brett. Victor hasn't named a second, because he doesn't know who to trust…and frankly neither does Thaycary. He is afraid of a takeover….

Thaycary: -smirks and peels out, heading towards Misato's house-

Michiyo: Whee! -she giggles-

Misato: -sighs and sits in the chair across from the couch- Maybe if you could get a spy in there to find out who's loyal to who…maybe we could do something about this then.

Kyou: -grins-

Andreas: -passes by Misato's house and just keeps walking-

Adrian: Maybe… but first Thaycary needs to get with Victor. -sighs- but the problem is that Victor cant get control of his cast, he can't get the leadership thing down. No one wants to go over and help out Victor. Its just out of control. And if this keeps up, everything will end.

Akemi: -she walks out of the woods looking down, not looking where she is going, accidentally bumping into Andreas-…Oh! I'm sorry!

Misato: -nods- Yeah…I know how it is to be thrown into a leadership position. It's hard. But if we can get a spy in his cast, then at least we might be able to learn who's loyal to the old ways. That might help a little bit at least.

Andreas: -stops and looks up when she bumps into him, then smiles a bit- Oh, it's you. Sorry, that was my fault. I wasn't paying attention.

Adrian: Yeah… -he smirks and nods- but who?

Akemi: -she smirks and pushes back a strand of her hair behind her ear- No…No… it's my fault. I wasn't paying attention either. I just… -looks to the backyard of Misato's house-…I need to get the planting done before the festival…-looks at him-…would you help me, I mean that is if you don't have anything else to do…

Misato: Well…I had an idea about who we could send, but it's really up to you guys, I guess. His name is Hatsuharu Souma.

Andreas: -he looks to the backyard and back to her- Um…sure, I guess. I don't have anything to do right now, so why not? -he smiles a bit-

Adrian: I'll run it by Thaycary… -he smirks-

Akemi: -she smiles and walks past him, and opens the back gate walking in going to the patch of flowers she was working on before the whole mess began. She stops and looks back at Andreas smiling a bit-

Thaycary: -he smirks and pulls up setting down the brake, but leaving the engine running so he could just leave when they got off, he gently takes Michiyo off setting her on the ground-

Michiyo: -squeals and runs around the front yard- Voom! Voom! -giggles-

Kyou: -gets off the bike and grins- Thanks for the ride. -follows Michiyo-

Misato: -her ears twitch a bit- Kyou and Michiyo must be home, and there's a bike outside. -sniffs a bit- Yep, that would be Thaycary. -grins a bit- Just let me know what's decided about Haru.

Andreas: -walks through the back gate and drops all the weapons he picked up from the other hunters and walks to the patch of flowers-

Thaycary: Anytime.. -he smirks, kicking up the brakes and peeling out around the house and into the forest towards his camp-

Adrian: -he stands and nods- alright…and sorry about that, yeah… -he turns and walks out, passed Akemi and out of the yard running towards camp-

Michiyo: -giggles and still runs around- Voom! Voom! -then runs into the house-

Akemi: -she closes the gate and goes over kneeling down next to Andreas picking up where she left off-

Misato: -nods to Adrian and watches him go, then smiles at Michiyo as she runs into the house- Hello Michiyo, welcome home.

Kyou: -walks in after Michiyo and sits down on the couch-

Andreas: -kneels down and starts helping her-

Michiyo: -giggles and stops- Hewwo Ant Mitaso! -then goes and jumps on the couch, sitting down next to Kyou-

Chinatsu: -runs down the stairs and locks the door- Close the windows! Barricade the doors! -goes over slamming the back door-

Akemi: -looks up and shakes her head, then goes back planting- OOOkay…….. -says softly-

Misato: -blinks and looks at her- Okay….why?

Kyou: -decides it's probably best not to get involved in whatever's going on and just sits there-

Andreas: -doesn't pay attention, just keeps planting-

Chinatsu:….Renji's on his way! -goes over and pounds on Suikotsu's door- Code Omega! Code Omega! -runs over and starts pulling the shade curtains over the windows-

Suikotsu: -opens his door almost immediately- Please tell me its not because She wants to come over… If that's the reason, call Tynian and tell him-- He's dead!

-the phone rings-

Michiyo:…..ah! -transforms and hides under the couch-

Akemi: -she smirks and hums softly, continuing to plant, talking to the flowers softly and occasionally laughing-

Misato: Who?

Kyou: -still just sits there-

Andreas: -keeps planting-

-someone knocks on the front door-

Woman: -looks around and then smiles- Akemi! Darling! -she walks up, past the gate and goes over, she wears a black top with a black and white checkered tight skirt, with black shoes. She wears a rabbit shawl around her and some black sunglasses.-

Akemi: -looks up and then stands- Cousin?!

Chinatsu: ah! -looks at the door-

Misato: -her ears twitch again and she sits up- I know that voice… -growls a bit and stands- Kids! Come downstairs, I have a job for you! -grins evilly-

Andreas: -stops and looks up-

Kids: -come running downstairs and stop in the living room-

Renji: I know your there Chinatsu….

Christi Anna: -smiles and kisses Akemi on the cheek then the other one- Oh! I was wondering where you were -she giggles- where is Yoko? You know that one-- -she looks and spots Andreas, smirking then looking to Akemi- and who is this?

Akemi: oh… -she goes over and stands next to Andreas-…this is Andreas…

Chinatsu: -goes and unlocks the door- Drop the camera first…

Michiyo: -pokes her head out and goes over pouncing on Sakura's foot, wanting to play-

Andreas: -stands and bows a bit- Hello…

Misato: -smirks- Here's what I want you to do, there's a woman outside right now. I'm going to try to get rid of Akemi. When she's gone, I want you to tie the woman to a spit. Got it? Good. -turns and goes outside to the back and smiles- Hello, I didn't realize we were having company. Akemi, would you go find Yoko for me, please? He was out collecting some more herbs for me and he should've been back by now.

Kids: -peek out the window and wait-

Renji: alright…its down…

Christi Anna: -she smirks looking up and down at Andreas, she then leans in to Akemi and whispers- I approve… -she winks, then looks up at Misato- Excuse me, I am talking to my favorite cousin Thank you.. -she links arms with Akemi-…now…tell me what I've missed start from the beginning and don't stop… -starts walking-

Akemi: -stands there a little bewildered and embarrassed- but-- uh-- -looks at Andreas her cheeks red, she then looks back at Misato, then to Christi Anna and starts walking with her-

Chinatsu: -opens the door and smirks- come on in… -steps aside-

Misato: -her eye twitches a bit and she growls- Chinatsu, could your cousin get rid of Akemi for me? -looks to Andreas and says softly- You're going to help me.

Andreas: -bows his head a bit and lowers his eyes, staring at the ground-

Chinatsu: -looks and nods- Renji…could you do something for me -she grabs him and drags him outside pointing to Akemi-…Could you distract her for about an hour…

Renji: -blinks- Doing what?! Taking nude shots of her covered in mud behind a waterfall… -he stops and grins- that is a good idea.. Got it.. -he walks off the porch and goes up beside Akemi-

Akemi: oh.. Hello.. -she smirks-

Christi Anna: Renji cant you see we are busy… -she shoos him away-

Chinatsu:…Yoko is going…to kill me… -blinks-

Misato: -says something telepathically to the kids and waits for Akemi to go-

Andreas: -stands there-

Renji: -whispers to both of them, then stands back waiting-

Christi Anna: oh! That would be wonderful! -she looks at Akemi- You should let Renji take some pictures of you…he is wonderful at capturing the essence of a person. -flips some of Akemi's hair over covering some of her right eye- You have the features… and they will only be my eyes only, promise. -she smiles clapping her hands softly-

Akemi: um…I don't know if Yoko would like that… I mean… I don't want to do that

Renji: oh come on…I'm sure Yoko has done it before, what's the hurt? He doesn't even have to know. -smirks-

Chinatsu: -says telepathically to Renji- You better not Renji! I will kill you!

Michiyo: -runs over and looks at Sakura, swatting at her leg whining a bit-

Sakura: -looks down and smiles at Michiyo- I'll play with you after we're done, okay? I promise. -goes back to looking out the window-

Misato: -waits, seeming patient, the only thing that shows she's not is her hands fidgeting behind her back.

Michiyo: -whines and walks off, going to her corner and laying down on the pillow-

Akemi: Okay… but not that…-looks at Renji-

Renji: promise.. -offers his hand- come on.. I know the perfect spot… -walks off with her-

Christi Anna: I'll just pass the time out here….you take care of her Renji! If anything happens to her, your fired! -waves and smiles-

Renji: -mumbles something softly to himself and leads Akemi into the forest-

Misato: -smiles and looks to Christi Anna- So, did you get the package I sent you?

Kids: -shift impatiently and walk outside, sitting on the porch. They smile and greet her politely-

Andreas: -looks up a bit and sighs, waiting for the word-

Christi Anna: -looks at Misato and takes off her sunglasses- What package? All my mail goes to my assistants, I don't look through it all…. -she takes a step towards the forest-…I love it out here, a contemporary forest slash urban look. Bravo. -she looks in the backyard-….and those wonderful flowers…

Bankotsu: -walks up and stops- oh my… -he turns and starts to walk off hoping she doesn't notice him-

Christi Anna: -gasps and turns- Bankotsu! -goes and kisses him on one cheek then the other- Its been ages! And how are you treating that young wife of yours? I'm still jealous that she stole your heart. -giggles-

Chinatsu: -blinks- Excuse me… -says softly-

Misato: -looks to Andreas and nods as a spit suddenly appears in the yard with rope- Tie her.

Andreas: -before anyone has time to do anything more than blink he's behind her, tying her hands behind her back. He pulls her to the spit and ties her to it, then backs away and turns, starting to walk away-

Kids: -jump up and cheer- Yay!!

Chinatsu:…and while your at it Tie him too! -points to Bankotsu-

Bankotsu: what?!

Christi Anna: what?! Excuse me! -struggles-

Michiyo: -just lays on her pillow sprawled out, looking at the floor sad-

Misato: -smirks- Struggle all you like, it won't work. -looks to Andreas- You're not going anywhere. I want you to watch this. -looks back to Christi Anna- By the way, the package I sent was the remains of the dress Yoko gave me. I burned it and sent the dragon back. It was the only part that wouldn't burn, don't you find that interesting? -looks to Andreas again- You heard her, tie him up too. -another spit appears with more rope and she looks to the kids- Your turn kids. -smiles- Have fun.

Andreas: -sighs again and before anyone can react he's tying Bankotsu's hands behind his back and dragging him to the other spit. He ties him to the spit as well and steps back-

Kids: -each pull out a box of matches and take their places in a circle around Christi Anna's spit. They all strike a match and toss it onto the logs, setting the fire, then they begin to dance in a circle around the spit, chanting-

Bankotsu: Okay! Chinatsu! Honey! Cant we talk about this?! -struggles-

Christi Anna: What?! -then looks down and notices the fire, and screams- what the hell is wrong with you people?!

Chinatsu: -looks to Andreas-….Andreas…would you like to come inside please for a moment… -looks at Misato- Spare him this please… -turns and walks back in-

Misato: -smirks and looks at Christi Anna- I would tell you to say hi to the devil when you get to hell, but you might as well tell her now, because she's standing right in front of you. You should have never pissed me off. -turns to Andreas- You stay. -looks to Chinatsu- No, I want him to see this. -turns back and watches, watching Andreas from the corner of her eye-

Kids: -keep chanting and dancing in circles around the spit. They take some sort of powder from their pockets and throw it into the fire, making the flames jump higher for a brief instant and the smoke rises in thick clouds as they continue their ritual-

Yoko: -walks back out of the forest and stops, seeing what's going on- What the hell?! Misato, what are you doing?! -runs over to Misato and looks at her, then Christi Anna, then back to Misato-

Bankotsu: Yoko! Help!

Christi Anna: -passes out from the smoke and just stays quiet-

Chinatsu: -walks out- What does it look like… -goes over and hands Andreas a cup of herbal tea, smiling a bit-

Misato: -looks at Yoko innocently- Cooking, why? -smiles and waves a hand, starting a light breeze that blows the smoke around Christi Anna- Don't want her dieing too fast, now do we?

Yoko: -sighs- Fine, but I don't have to watch this. I was never here. -turns and starts to walk off. He waves at Bankotsu- Hey Bankotsu. -walks back into the forest-

Andreas: -shakes his head a bit- Thank you, but I don't drink tea.

Maru: -stops dancing and starts turning the spit, but keeps chanting-

Others: -continue the dance and the chant-

Chinatsu: oh… I'm sorry, I just took a guess.. -turns to Yoko- if your wondering about Akemi, she is with Renji -smiles then turns back to Andreas-

Bankotsu: Chinatsu! Whatever it is…I'm sorry! -struggles-

Yoko: -stops, then takes off running-

Andreas: It's alright, I'm fine…

Misato: -stands there and watches, grinning-

Kids: -continue, not paying attention to anything else-

Chinatsu: -sighs and takes a sip of tea- Well…would you like something to eat? Or drink?

Bankotsu: No! Yoko! Come back! -sighs and still struggles-

Renji: -is with Akemi, next to the lake behind the waterfall snapping pictures grinning- Wonderful Kemi-kem! Now, how about a little skin in the back.

Misato: -smirks and laughs, looking at Bankotsu- Are you watching Bankotsu, 'cause you're next. -giggles-

Andreas: -shakes his head a bit, never taking his eyes from Christi Anna- No, thank you…

Bankotsu: Okay! Okay! Chinatsu! Baby! I swear its not as bad as you think! -looks at Chinatsu-

Chinatsu: -looks at Bankotsu- We will get to your interrogation later…. -looks back to Christi Anna and smiles, taking another sip of tea-

Akemi: -she sits on the bank, having her back to Renji, looking over her shoulder her shirt down past her shoulders, but covered in the front.-

Renji: -goes over and messes with her hair a bit, and steps back-

Misato: -glances over at Andreas and narrows her eyes a bit, then looks back to Christi Anna-

Andreas: -is smirking a bit, almost unnoticeably to anyone who wasn't looking closely-

Yoko: -jumps from tree to tree following their scents until he sees them. He stays hidden in the trees, sitting up in a branch, just watching silently, smiling a bit-

Chinatsu: -sighs and takes another sip of tea…just watching-

Renji: -he snaps the picture and then looks on how many he has left-…hmm…two more shots.. -he says softly, he then looks at Akemi and smirks- doing great baby girl…

Akemi: -blinks and blushes furiously-

Misato: -watches for a while longer, then transforms and sits, scratching behind her ear. She stands back up and shakes off, then stretches and lays down with her head on her paws, still watching-

Yoko: -sits up in the tree and grins, shaking his head-

Andreas: -just stands there watching, not moving an inch-

Akemi: -pulls up her shirt and looks around, she stretches a bit and looks at Renji- Ready to go back?

Renji: -shrugs and nods- Sure…besides I only have two filters and almost out of film anyways… -he stands and looks at her-…you ever think about being a model? You have real potential… -winks at her-

Christi Anna: -stops breathing after a while, her glasses falling out of her hand and her head hanging down-

Kids: -toss another handful of powder into the fire and the flames rise high to finish the job. They stop dancing and cheer, jumping up and down-

Misato: -lays there and watches-

Andreas: -just watches-

Yoko: -jumps from the tree and disappears into the forest, heading the opposite direction of the house-

Chinatsu: -smirks and finishes her tea- Okay Kids…how about another -looks at Bankotsu-

Bankotsu: -his eyes widen and shakes his head- No! No! Please! I can explain!

Akemi: -She blushes and looks down- Really?

Renji: -he grins and walks towards Akemi-

Kids: Yay!! -run over and make a circle around the other spit, pulling a box of matches from their pocket. They get ready to strike the match and throw it into the pile of wood-

Misato: -sniggers a bit and turns her attention to Bankotsu-

Andreas: -turns to Bankotsu, looking bored-

Bankotsu: Okay! Okay! I'll talk! -he looks at the kids then to Chinatsu- we dated for about 2 days, then I broke up with her because she was a little more inconsiderate than most people. I swear just 2 days!

Chinatsu: -looks at him and then the kids-

Renji: -takes Akemi's hand and starts to walk with her back home- Come on…

Akemi: -she blushes and follows him-

Kids: -strike their matches and toss them into the pile of wood, setting the fire. This spit is higher off the ground than the first and the flames aren't low enough to do any real damage yet. They begin to dance around and chant again, only slightly different than the first chant-

Misato: -transforms back and lays there laughing hysterically-

Andreas: -glances at Misato-

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