Hikaru- San: ARGH! I REALLY HATE COMPUTERS NOW!!!! I was up till three in the morning on Saturday and I almost had this chapter done. I had another word file up because I had a note on it that I needed for this chapter. When I went to close the window, it wouldn't close, so I kept pressing the close button. Then the 'are you sure you don't want to save the changes' or whatever sign popped up and I thought it was for the stubborn window, but no… it was for my next chapter! Eighteen pages of good writing, gone forever in cyber space… (Starts to cry uncontrollably) WILL SOMEONE THROW ME A FRICKIN HANDERCHIEF!?
Anyway, I spent most of Sunday rewriting chapter fourteen. It's not as good as the original, but I tried to write it from memory the best I could. So please Read and Review! (Sighs) all the pain and torment I go through just to please my readers…
The next day was the day of the party. Relatives and close friends were absolutely everywhere. Some were human, some were youkai, and some were hanyos. Some were full on Hawaiian, some were mixed races. But they all had a few things in common, food, surfing, and causing trouble to non family members, namely Aaron and Sesshomaru.
Aaron was a blue eyed beach blonde h ailing from the luxuries of Beverly Hills, now an entrepreneur in his father's business. He met Chiyo on one of his trips to Kyoto. What started out as a simple date, to a serious relationship (not to mention sexual), to about to be stuck together forever. But even a resume of great accomplishments didn't stop the family swarm. Oh well, at least had it easy being human. Sesshomaru on the other hand…
(A/N: This is how the next passage is going to go…. 'Blah' is a random Sayuri relative…. "Duh" Are Sesshomaru's replies…. And thing written in italics are sesshy's thoughts.)
'Aren't you a woman?'
'No, can't you see the tattoos grandma, he's in a gang!'
"I AM NOT!"
'Is this really all your hair? Is it bleached? How do you get it to be all silky and shiny?'
"It just is." Sayuri really wasn't kidding when she says her family's…a little off…
'You're loaded right? Can you get me a lexis?'
I'll ignore that one…
'Do you have a brother?'
"Too late. He's taken." And he's married, and I have a five month old niece…
'Are your eyes natural, or are they contacts?'
"Natural…"
MAKE THEM STOP! THAT WAS THE 500th TIME THEY ASKED ME THAT!!!!!!!!!
'Hey hon, how about you show me a good time?'
"AUNT MISTY!" Sayuri shrieked. She grabbed her boyfriend and pulled him away from her great- great aunt.
"Sesshy, I had no idea you had a thing for older women. I have to keep an eye on you from now on." Sayuri said teasingly.
"Don't be like them. I'm begging you…" Sesshomaru said, exhausted from constant bickering with the many relatives. They never stopped.
Sayuri smiled.
"Oh come on. It's just their way of saying they like you." Sayuri looked over her shoulder. A group of female relatives were forming, gossiping and goggling her man.
"Some more than others… BACK OFF! GO FIND YOUR OWN!" Sayuri shouted.
"Aw… Sayuri…" the women whined.
"Why don't you two go down to the beach for a while?" Nobu said from behind the two.
"DAD!?"
"After all, didn't you tell little Rin that you were going to teach her how to surf today?"
"Yeah… you're up to something dad… what is it?"
"Don't forget what I told you yesterday…"
"Dad…" Sayuri whined.
"Now."
"Fine…"
Sayuri and Sesshomaru when to change, while Nobu was standing there smiling evilly.
"Nobu, when you're done plotting against Sayuri's boyfriend, could you help me find the car keys?" Kai called from the upstairs bedroom window. Nobu immediately changed gears.
"Yes!"
(Down at the beach)
"About time you two got here!" Sayo said from her sunbathing spot. She was in a one piece red swimsuit while lying on her daughter's Lion King towel. Rin and Kaulani looked up from their how to stand on a board project to find Sayuri and Sesshomaru coming over, with a board in tow. Sayuri was wearing a pink halter bikini with board shorts to match, while Sesshomaru was in blue swim trunks. Sayuri looked behind Sayo.
"How long had those stands been here?" Sayuri asked, noting a lot of the female relatives surrounding them. Apparently, a lot of the women in Sayuri's family have grown a crush on Sesshomaru and formed the Sesshy fan club. While dear Aunt Misty was wearing a scandalously skimpy outfit for an 83 year old woman to be wearing.
"I love you Sesshy!" the old woman cried.
Sesshomaru shuttered.
"Uh oh. Sae- Chan, Aunt Misty's on the prowl again." Chiyo said to Sayuri, after checking out Rin to make sure she's doing things right.
"Oh ya think?" Sayuri said. No one was as bold as Aunt Misty. Out of all the family branches, hers was the biggest. She got around a lot.
"That woman scares me." Aaron said, coming up besides Chiyo.
"Anyway, Rin-Chan, how about you and me hit the water?" Sayuri said.
"Really?" Rin said excitedly.
"Yeah. Kaulani, can Rin borrow your board?"
"This is why I keep telling mom and dad to buy me another board." Kaulani said, while helping Rin out with the ankle strap.
"Not until you pay me back for the 5 rather expensive dishes you broke, young lady." Sayo said, not looking up from her book.
"How was I supposed to know the kitchen floor was wet?" Kaulani said. Then she reached over for one of Kao's boards.
"Ok, Mr. Tashio, Let's work on standing on the board." Kaulani said to Sesshomaru.
(Out in the water)
"Alright Rin, now that we're chest deep in the water, lay your body on the deck of your board, being careful to keep your weight centered on the middle of the board. The natural tendency is to lean back towards the tail of the board, but this causes the nose to rise and create resistance when you're trying to get moving." Rin tried to get on the board, but kept slipping.
"Try keeping your chest just above the center point of the board. Once you feel stable, lean forward and let your nose and tail level out." Sayuri said, showing Rin how to do it. Rin finally got on the board, while crying out a victory cheer.
"Nice. Now when you paddle out, paddle your arms with cupped hands. The more resistance you feel, the faster you'll go. As you hit bumpy water, lift your chest slightly and lessen your weight on the board so the nose and rails don't go under." Sayuri continued. Rin did as Sayuri was told, as they paddled towards the lineup, where David and Kao were just chilling, waiting for the next wave
"Don't forget you're also balancing your right and left sides, head, and legs all while you paddle your board out to the lineup." Sayuri said.
"Oh no, Kao. Looks like the crazy Japanese woman is trying to teach the Hawaiian Art of Surfing to a non Hawaiian." David said to Kao, but mostly to the two girls paddling towards them.
"Shut up David!" Sayuri said, as she stopped next to her cousin. Rin stopped too.
"Looks like the girl's a natural." Kao said. Rin blushed.
"Now Sayuri, go out there and show us how it's done. David and I will explain the next steps to Rin."
"Alrighty then." Sayuri said, happy that she was finally going to be surfing.
"Ok Rin, Watch how Sayuri's approaching the wave." Kao said to Rin. Sayuri got into a position in front of the upcoming wave, with her board's nose pointing towards the beach. She then started to paddle towards the beach.
"As a wave approaches, turn the nose of your board toward the beach, lie down and begin paddling. As you feel the wave lift you and your board, paddle as hard as you can and lean your weight forward. The natural tendency is to lean back to keep the nose from going under water, but that will only slow your momentum which in not conducive to wave-catching. Then you lean forward but raise your chest so that your weight is just above the center of the board. Then you should slide down into the trough of the wave. The first phase of surfing will entail that you wait until you are in the flat water in front of the wave before you stand up. However, the ideal is to begin standing just as you feel the pull of the wave." Kao said.
Rin nodded. Miss Sayuri always said that Rin absorbed information like a sponge.
Sayuri slowly started to stand on the board.
"Remember the five essential rules to standing up on the board," David continued.
"1. Paddle for a wave, and just as you feel the momentum of the surfboard flow faster than your paddling speed, you are ready to hop up.
2. With your hands firmly grasping each rail, push up quickly
3. Simultaneously, extend your arms completely and pull your knees quickly up to your chest. Be sure to keep your weight centered with just a little slant forward (leaning back is a natural tendency, but this takes away from your forward momentum).
4. Place your feet firmly on your board, one foot near the tail and one foot just above the midpoint of the board. And most importantly,
5. Don't stand up completely erect. Keep a low center of gravity by crouching down and focusing your weight on the midpoint of the board."
"You went on Goggle again to get instructions to make you sound smart, didn't you?" Kao said.
"Maybe… but the rules still apply." David said sheepishly.
(Back on the beach)
"Had Sayuri done this before?"
"Yes Auntie has done this before; now get back to practicing getting up!"
"Kaulani, be nice."
"Yes, mom."
(Back in the ocean)
Sayuri had officially gone into show off mode. She started to act like a pro skater and started doing flips and had rigorous, but perfectly done landings as she was in mid air of a jump. Then she disappeared into the wave tunnel. Then she went shooting out of the caving in wave.
"David, looks like Sayuri's beating you at your own game!" Kao said laughing. Rin joined in.
"Shut up." he said. Then Sayuri paddled up to the three.
"Ok, Rin- Chan, it's your turn. Think you can manage?" Sayuri asked. Rin looked at the upcoming wave. She started to paddle out.
"I take that as a yes…" Sayuri mumbled.
"She's just acting like you when you started to learn how to surf." Kao said.
"After the first time when you wiped out first thing because you refused to listen to Kao, or Kai." David added with a snicker. Sayuri punched him in the arm.
(Back at the Beach)
"ARE THEY SERIOUSLY HAVING HER RIDE THAT WAVE!?"
"Oh calm down dog boy. That one is a baby wave compared to the others." Sayo said, with a hint of boredom in her voice.
"OTHERS!?"
"I never knew you to get this worried." A familiar voice said.
(Back in the Ocean)
Rin took deep breaths as she positioned herself for her first wave. She remembered every little thing that David and Kao told her. Soon, she started paddling. She felt the wave lift her and the board up. Then the wave started to move faster than her paddling. She slowing got up, subconsciously reminding herself to not stand up completely straight. Then, she was finally up on the board.
"I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" Rin cried out with excitement.
Sayuri, David, and Kao cheered Rin on.
"Way to go Rin!" Sayuri shouted. She looked towards the beach and noticed four unidentifiable figures talking to Chiyo, Sayo, and Sesshomaru.
"Looks like we got some guests." Sayuri said.
When Rin finally got off the wave, the three started to paddle for shore.
(On the Beach; Final ocean beach switches hopefully)
"What are you doing here?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Surprised aren't ya?" Inuyasha said.
"Who are you?" Kaulani asked wide eyed.
"That would be my younger brother, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said bitterly. How dare he catch him off guard?
"How much younger?"
"Kaulani!" Sayo said astonished.
"Sorry about her, I have no idea where she gets it from." Sayo said to Inuyasha flirtatiously.
"I know where." Chiyo said. Kagome giggled.
"So, you're Sayuri's niece?" Sango asked Kaulani.
"Actually, Auntie's a distant cousin, but I call her auntie." Kaulani said, trying to do the math.
"When you have this many family members, you have to give them nicknames." Sayo said.
"And this is your fiancée?" Kagome said, pointing to Aaron, who was busy waxing his board he brought all the way from LA.
"Yup. Isn't he cute?" Chiyo said.
"Hello strangers!" Sayuri said, as she placed her board down. Rin smiled as she spotted her aunt and uncle.
"Aunt Kagome! Uncle Inuyasha! What are you doing here?" Rin asked.
"We're here for Chiyo's party." Kagome replied.
"Where are Akane, Mika, and Sano?" Sayuri asked, looking around for the hanyo pup and the double trouble twins.
"We left her and the twins with Inutashio and Izayoi." Sango said, after slapping Miroku for staring at the many cousins that Sayuri and Chiyo have.
(Quick peek back in Japan)
"I said you can't touch those! Those are very old and expensive swords!"
"Aw, come on Inutashio! Please?" Sano said.
"Wow! Your hair's really fun to play with." Mika said, as she added another bow.
"Dear, is everything alright? Be sure to keep the noise down. Akane's taking a nap."
"I…zay…oi…help…." Inutashio gasped through the jumping rope bonds.
(Back in Hawaii)
"I hope they can handle the kids." Sayuri said.
Then she turned to Sesshomaru.
"Ok. Thanks to Drill Sergeant Kaulani, you're ready for the water soldier." Sayuri said, in a mock army official voice.
"This should be fun to watch." Inuyasha said with a smirk. Apparently, someone else was thinking the same thing.
"Looks like we made it on time." Nobu said, with Kai following behind, with a camcorder in tow.
"This is going to end badly…" Sesshomaru muttered to himself, as Sayuri made him go out with her.
(A few hours later)
"Are you feeling better?" Sayuri asked the clump on the bed that was her boyfriend.
"After getting the air back that was knock out of me, yes."
Then, Sayuri couldn't contain it anymore. She started to laugh hysterically.
"IT WASN'T FUNNY!" Sesshomaru shouted.
"Yes it was! You should have seen the look on your face!" Sayuri said in between laughs.
(Flashback)
When Sesshomaru was suppose to be standing on the board, it turned out that the board needed a wax and it was too slippery. So Sesshomaru ended up slipping and slammed into the water, causing Inuyasha and Nobu to laugh, while everyone else panicked a little, then joining into the laughter, with Kai filming the entire thing.
(End flashback)
"Shut up…" Sesshomaru muttered. These people were indeed the true followers of the Aloha Spirit.
"Oh lighten up." Sayuri said, as she calmed down a little. "Since we're going out tonight." She started to walk over to the closet.
"Going out where?"
"The Retreat. Chiyo and I go there a lot when we're in town. They play a lot of good music, serve killer margaritas, and we kind of earned ourselves a bad reputation one New Year's Eve party."
"What did you do?" Sesshomaru asked, not surprised that the dynamic duo been made infamous for some incident.
Sayuri smirked as she put on her low rise dark red and brown skirt that stopped at her ankles. "We did a bar dance, like the Coyote Ugly girls."
"YOU WHAT!?"
"I'm dead serious. Stupid Chiyo got me too drunk and then she made me go up there. I still have to get that tape out of her possession."
I have to ask her for the clip…Sesshomaru thought to himself, as he changed shirts. Sayuri came out of the closet wearing her skirt and a black tank top that stopped just above her navel. The outfit showed off all her curves at the right places.
"Why are you so sexy?" Sesshomaru asked seductively. Sayuri finished applying her lip gloss and faced Sesshomaru.
"I was about to ask you the same thing."
Before things got further, however…
"WILL YOU TOW HURRY UP!?" Chiyo shouted.
"I don't know who takes longer to get ready, you two or Chiyo for a big fashion Gala."
"You're in the dog house now Aaron!"
"But babe…"
"Is that all you say? Baby, Baby, Baby, BABY!" (Think of June Carter Cash in that Johnny Cash Movie, Walk the Line)
Sayuri was able to detect the tone that Chiyo used when she was teasing her fiancée half to death.
"Poor guy." Sayuri said
(At Pele's Retreat)
"Wow! They got a new sound system!" Chiyo shouted over the booms of the woofers.
"That's new…" Sayuri said.
The four couples entered the loud club. Many other couples were there, dancing and drinking, responsibly of course…
Then, Run It by Chris Brown started to fill the club.
"Come on Sesshy!" Sayuri said, as she led the way to the dance floor, followed by Chiyo and Aaron, and Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Are we going to be the responsible ones for this trip?" Sango asked Miroku.
"Let's just find a seat." Miroku said, holding his wife by the waist.
"Don't go any lower until we're back in the room." Sango said.
"Fine…"
Sesshomaru had his hands on Sayuri's hips, guiding her though the music. Sayuri moved along to the music. Then the DJ did a scratch number and shouted into the mic.
"Ladies and Gents, the double mint Asian twins have returned from their dull lives in Tokyo, Japan! Help welcome back our Dynamic Duo, Sayuri and Chiyo Satome!"
The club goers started to cheer as Sayuri and Chiyo blushed.
"Now, if we all ask real nicely, they might do a repeat of 2005's world famous Dance!"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Sayuri, Sesshomaru, Chiyo, and Aaron shouted.
"Sayuri! Chiyo! Sayuri! Chiyo!" the crowd chanted, with Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku being among them.
"Traitors!!" Chiyo cried out.
"Fine!" Sayuri shouted. Then she and Chiyo headed straight for the bar.
"Ok, Ok, you two! I'm gonna play your theme song when you two got that pimped out Malibu when you turned 16!" the DJ did another scratch number and Show Stopper by Danity Kane started to play. (A/N: I personally don't like Danity Kane, but damn it, that song's addicting….)
Sayuri and Chiyo stood side by side and they did a little belly dancing number to the beat of the music. The crowd started to cheer as the dance got a little more heated, with Sayuri and Chiyo moving towards poles and did a dance there. The boys were the ones cheering the loudest.
"Who knew they had it in them?" Kagome commented. Aaron and Sesshomaru, meanwhile, were trying to keep their tempers under control. How dare those boys look at their girlfriends like that?
Chiyo and Sayuri completely forgot that they were against doing this dance in the first place, after getting all the attention they were receiving. They took it up a notch and did a girl girl grinding session.
(A/N: as we all know, Americans can get a little too carried away when it comes to partying. Maybe less than other countries, but the fact remains)
Now that bold move almost made Sesshomaru and Aaron go over the edge.
"Dude, Sayuri really grew up…. and out!" this one guy said perversely, as the rest of his buddies snickered along with him.
"Chiyo just grew out, up and down." The guy continued. Sesshomaru and Aaron slammed their fist on the table, causing all the occupants to jump in surprise and fear.
"Say anything like that about our girlfriends again, and we'll hurt and kill you." Sesshomaru said in a monotonous voice. Aaron cracked his knuckles to seal the deal. That particular group remained silent for the rest of the night. Finally, the song ended.
"Man, it was more fun when you were drunk." Chiyo said, with a false sense of disappointment in her voice.
"Be quiet. At least we won't be bothered by anyone about doing it for the rest of the night." Sayuri snapped back. When the two got back to the table, Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku were surrounding Kagome, who held a camcorder in her hands.
"Sango, this is definitely going in the archives." Kagome said, as she rewind the memory card to watch Chiyo's and Sayuri's dance.
"I wonder what it was like two years ago." Miroku said.
"Me throwing up after the song was over." Sayuri said, snatching the camcorder away.
"Sayuri, you were drunk? I never knew you to drink a lot." Inuyasha said.
"Blame Chiyo." Sayuri said bitterly, as she accepted the strawberry margarita from Sesshomaru.
Chiyo smirk evilly.
"I tricked her into having a shot glass contest with me using tequila." Chiyo said.
(Flashback)
(Tequila by the Champs plays in the background; everyone gathers at the table, David at the center, Chiyo and Sayuri were on the opposing sides of the table, glaring at each other.)
"Are you two sure you want to do this? Tequila's pretty strong stuff." David said nervously.
"I'm going to show little sister that I'm not one to back down from a challenge." Sayuri said bitterly.
"I'd love to see you beat me at this game." Chiyo said, with equal bitterness in her voice.
(15 rounds later)
"Man… I love you so much!"
"Aw, Sae! I love ya too!"
The twins tried to hug each other, but were so drunk they fell out of their chairs. The people around them began laughing, while David was trying to come up with an excuse for Nobu as to why his daughters were intoxicated.
"Chiyo, I know there's something that you would never do…" Sayuri slurred.
"Like wha?" Chiyo said.
"Going all Coyote Ugly with me."
"Oh hell yeah! Might as well get as much of this year that's left!" Chiyo said.
"Sayuri, Chiyo, are you two ok?"
The two ignored David and they went to work on the bar…
(End of Flashback)
The 'loving and supportive' friends were now laughing hysterically, while Sayuri and Chiyo glared at them, obviously not amused.
"Man, was dad mad." Chiyo said, after recalling the day after that.
"That's when I decided to never go anywhere near shot glasses again." Sayuri said. Everyone else was starting to calm down a little bit.
"I can only imagine responsible Sayuri drunk. This is too rich!" Sango said in between laughs.
Then the DJ spoke up again.
"This special little number came all the way from Japan. Here's to Sayuri, Gracious Days, BoA." Then, instead of the usual scratch exit, he just played the song.
kizutsukeau koto de butsukariau koto de
tashikameau koto wa mou yame ni shiyou yo
"Shall we?" Sesshomaru asked, pulling Sayuri out of her chair and led her to the dance floor.
"Your brother can be romantic when he wants to be." Kagome said to Inuyasha.
"It's scaring me…" Inuyasha said.
akogare ya yume egaku hitomi ni utsutte iru
yuruginai sono kimochi... kanarazu todoku yo
(Chorus) Wish Always Gracious Days hibi shinka suru
yasashisa wo taisetsu ni shite
Style kiyou demo bukiyou demo ii
samazama na shiawase wo ah…
tsukamu koto dekiru chikara motteru hazu dakara
saa, kono omoi wo kimi mo boku mo sawagiaou
Sesshomaru pulled Sayuri closer to him, letting her sakura, mimosa petals, oriental wood, and vanilla rice scent overwhelm him.
Wait… did I just detect more than one scent in her scent? Sesshomaru thought to himself.
kokoro no hikidashi ni shimatta takaramono
sabishisa ya kanashimi tsutsunde kuremashita
tachidomaru koto mo aru kakenukeru koto mo aru
demo wasurenaide ite yaritogeru tsuyosa
Sayuri held on to Sesshomaru. How did she get this lucky to find this man that loves her so much. She noticed him giving her old college friends a hard time. He actually was jealous that other guys were talking about her like that. That made her smile.
Wish Always Brand New Days nurikaete yukou
tatta ichido no jinsei wo
Make chikakutemo tookutemo ii
kitto soko e tadoritsukeru
nagai yo ga akete asa no 太陽(hikari) mitsuketa toki
mada shiranai sekai boku wo ah… matteru kara
(repeat Chorus)
While the musical break came on, Sesshomaru leaned close to her ear.
"I love you." he whispered.
Sayuri blushed, taken by surprise by the sudden remark.
"I do too." She said. They shared a quick, but sweet kiss.
Wish Always Gracious Days Let's Feel Everybody Now
It's Never-ending Place I wish…With You Forever
Wish Always Gracious Days Let's Feel Everybody Now
It's Never-ending Place I wish…With You Forever
As the song slowly started to fade, Sayuri and Sesshomaru snuck out, leaving Chiyo to lead the others back home.
(Back in their room)
"Do you really love me?" Sayuri asked, after straightening herself out of the tangles that were the bed sheets.
"Of course I do." Sesshomaru said, wrapping an arm around Sayuri.
"Like how much?"
"Why the sudden questions?"
"Please, how much?"
Sesshomaru thought for a moment.
"Like nothing will ever be the same without you. every time I look at something, it will remind me of you. you're pretty much my life."
Sayuri blushed, and smiled.
"That's exactly how I feel about you." she said. The two went into a deep and peaceful slumber.
Hikaru- San: (hair's in a tangled mess. Hands are glued to the keyboard, has dark circles under her eyes) I…hope…you guys… enjoyed that chapter… (Someone hands her a Grande Café Mocha from Starbucks, she drinks, and she goes back to normal)
Ok, now I'm good! Bet you didn't expect Inuyasha and the others to show up huh?
But trouble is bound to show up again.
What could happen that makes Sayuri cry and Sesshomaru leave angry?
Send at least five reviews and you'll find out! Oh yeah, send reviews and this Chapter is dedicated to shinkonprincess15! Everytime i read your reviews, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside...when ever i'm not falling out of my chair laughing because of some of the things you say. Thanks for the support!