Allie
"Hey! Koga and Allie are back!" Ginta yelled to Hakkaku from his post on a big rock.
"It's about time! Where were you two?" Ginta yelled at Allie and Koga as they walked up to the guards.
"That's none of your business! Now get back to work," Koga said. Ginta and Hakkaku blinked in surprise. "What are you two gawking at?" They flinched and ran away. Koga scoffed. "Slackers." Allie chuckled and Koga looked at her with confusion. Allie waved off his silent question.
"So, is there anything you want for Christmas?" Allie asked him. Koga put his hand on his chin and looked up to the sky, deep in thought. Then he looked down at Allie and smirked. For a second Allie was confused.
"Oh! You're implying me?" she guessed. Koga nodded. "Well you already have me so next want."
"I have no other wants. Naraku is dead and you are alive. Plus, you are here with me and that's all I will ever need," Koga said. Allie blushed. Koga smirked when he noticed it. "Allie. There's something I desperately want to ask you." Koga took Allie's hands in his.
"Y-Yes Koga?" Allie stuttered.
"Allie? Will you-" Koga started.
"Hey! Koga! There's a little guy here who needs to see Allie!" Ginta and Hakkaku yelled. Koga sighed and Allie and Koga turned to see Ginta and Hakkaku running towards them with a small looking demon.
"Excuse me but I am not little!" the demon protested.
"Earth to little guy! You are short! Therefore you are little!" Ginta said.
"Well that is not my name anyway!" the little guy yelled at them.
"Oh? And what is your name?" Hakkaku asked.
"Fuego. My name is Fuego," Fuego said.
"Fuego?" Hakkaku repeated.
"What kind of name is Fuego?" Ginta asked, looking at the demon strangely.
"Argh! Enough of this useless banter! I must speak to Allie, cousin of Princess Ashley!" Fuego roared. Ginta and Hakkaku ran behind a rock and coward as fire took place on top of Fuego's head.
"I am Allie, cousin of Ashley. Why do you need to speak with me?" Allie asked, interrupting the almost inevitable fight.
"You are her? Excellent. Then I have an invitation for you from my Lady," Fuego said. He reached into a pocket on the inside of his shirt and pulled out an official looking piece of parchment. Then he handed it to Allie. Allie opened the parchment and read out loud.
" 'Dear cousin, as you know Christmas is today. And since it is the first Christmas the three of us were apart I wanted to send an invitation to you and your group to come join Rin, Jaken, Sesshomaru, and myself for a Christmas dinner. It would give us the time we need to catch up on many things plus I felt the need to discuss the war issue with Yuki as I am sure she has visited you by now. If you choose to come, I eagerly await your arrival. If not, then please tell the demon that gave you this letter that you shall not be coming. The choice is entirely up to you. Merry Christmas. Your cousin, Ashley.' " Allie read.
"So? What are we going to do?" Koga asked Allie as she finished.
"I don't know. Do you guys want to go?" Allie asked, looking at Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku.
"I wouldn't mind," Ginta said.
"Yeah, me either. In fact, I've always wondered what a Lord's castle would look like from the inside," Hakkaku said. Allie nodded. Then she looked at Koga.
"Koga? How about you?" she asked him. He sighed light heartily.
"As long as I don't have to be near mutt face I am okay," Koga said.
"I suggest not calling Ashley's mate a mutt face," Allie hinted.
"I'm not talking about Sesshomaru. I meant that mutt Inuyasha," Koga said.
"Oh. Well, I'm not sure but Ashley might invite Haley who might bring Inuyasha with her," Allie said. Koga sighed again.
"Well, I guess it was inevitable. I am mated with you. And your cousin is best friends with Haley who is traveling with Inuyasha," Koga muttered. "Okay, let's go to this Christmas dinner thing." Allie smiled and then kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you so much Koga! I promise you will have a blast! Ashley is not one for having a non-fun dinner. Plus, no matter who is there at least I will try to make it not uncomfortable," Allie said. Koga blushed .
"Yeah yeah. Let's go already," Koga muttered. Allie giggle and Koga kissed her forehead. The demon coughed and their attention was at him now.
"Well, if that is your choice then I shall head on back to Lord Sesshomaru's castle and report this at once. Good day, Miss Allie," Fuego bowed and then disappeared in a flick of a flame.
"You know what I just realized?" Hakkaku said. All heads turned in his direction. "Since today is Christmas and it is almost noon. How are we going to get to the west lands by dinner?"
"That, is a very good question," Koga said. Suddenly a fire started where Fuego disappeared and Ashley stood in its place.
"Ash!" Allie yelled.
"Yo!" Ashley said. Ashley walked over to them and Ashley and Allie did their secret handshake. "Sup cuz? Long time no see." They hugged and laughed.
"I know right?" Allie said. Then Ashley acknowledged the others, nodding towards the person as she said their name.
"Koga. Ginta. Hakkaku. Wolves," she said. They all either said hello in response or howled if they couldn't speak. "Do, Koga. Have you been taking good care of my cousin?"
"You bet I have!" Koga said, grinning at Allie. Allie blushed and Ashley raised her eyebrow.
"That's good to hear. Anyway, I couldn't help but overhear that you guys were having a problem with getting to the castle on time," Ashley said.
"You heard correct," Ginta said.
"There's no way anyone could travel that far in a few days let alone a few hours!" Hakkaku said.
"Oh, but you see, you are incorrect there," Ashley said.
"How so?" Koga asked. Ashley smirked and Allie immediately knew what her cousin was thinking.
"Where there's a will, there's a way. And I have a way," Ashley said. She then turned around and faced away from everyone.
"Watch this. It's really cool," Allie whispered to Koga. He raised an eyebrow at her then looked at Ashley. The air then got hotter around Ashley and although they couldn't see her face, Allie knew Ashley's eyes were closed. She opened her palms face up and small balls of fire appeared to levitate in them. She raised them above her head and in front of her as she traced a doorframe. Once the frame was completed a path that looked like magma appeared in the frame.
"Woah!" Ginta, Hakkaku, and Koga said. Allie looked at them to see their jaws dropped. Allie kissed Koga's cheek which seemed to make him come out of his trance.
Ginta and Hakkaku should be able to find their own way out of their trances Allie thought. Then Ashley turned back around and the whites of her eyes were now red and that seemed to do the trick for Ginta and Hakkaku.
"What the hell is that?" they yelled. Ashley looked at them like they were semi-stupid.
"What does it look like?" Then she answered her own question for them. "It's a portal to Sesshomaru's castle."
"Then why does it look like there's magma flowing down it?" Hakkaku yelled.
"Oh quit being babies! That magma is just for show! Hell, I could have just snapped my fingers and made that stupid portal appear without the presentation. So just be happy I have you a show at all!" Ashley yelled at them in her usual 'Just be grateful and shut up' / 'It's only a door, quit whining' tone that she would usually use for either Allie or Haley.
"There is no way I am going to take my chances!" Ginta yelled at her. Then Ashley narrowed her eyes and Allie saw that Ashley was no longer playfully annoyed. Oh no, she was really getting pissed off.
"Fine! Have it your way. Koga? Allie? You two coming?" Ashley turned her attention to Koga and Allie. Allie nodded. There were times when Ashley gave her a false sense of security, but that was only when Ashley would promise not to lightly hit her playfully like they usually did. Ashley would never let anything serious happen to family or friends for that matter. And Allie was both.
"Allie, do you trust her?" Koga asked Allie. Allie looked at Koga, smiled, and nodded. Then Koga returned the nod. "There you have it!" he then said to Ashley. Ashley's slightly annoyed frown turned into a small grin.
"Very good. Now, let's get going. I still have to get back and see what Haley's response was," Ashley said.
"You know she would say she would come," Allie said.
"Well, she's with Inuyasha's gang right now. Who knows? They might just be planning a celebration of the season of their own?" Ashley said.
"I guess that's true," Allie muttered. Ashley then turned around and walked straight into the magma.
"Wait! Koga, are you really going to trust that witch?" Ginta asked, running in front of them and stopping them from going forward.
"Hey, Ashley is not a witch!" Allie defended.
"Yeah? Well how would you explain what is behind us?" Hakkaku yelled.
"Easily. Since Ashley is the Princess of the Fire Dog Demon Lands, she has certain powers. One of them happens to be able to conjure up portals to anywhere. Her siblings also have that power. And I believe Haley's parents did too, or at least her mom did," Allie explained.
"There you go. Now, get out of my way. If you two morons want to stay here you can. You just have to guard the hideout a lot better than you usually do. Or you can come with us. Your choice," Koga said. Ginta and Hakkaku looked over their shoulders and eyed the portal.
"I still don't trust it," they said. Koga and Allie sighed.
"Whatever, let's just go. Ashley's usually not very patient and judging from how she was acting I think she'll have even less patience than usual. Then again, you can really tell how we girls will act when we are in that stage," Allie said. She pushed past Ginta and Hakkaku and was stopped when she realized Koga wasn't walking next to her.
"What do you mean 'in that stage' ?" Koga asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Allie asked. Koga tilted his head as if he was confused. Allie blushed slightly when she realized how cute and adorable he looked when he did that. "Just, just forget it. Let's go!" She grabbed his wrist and dragged him through the portal.
Moments later they stepped foot on the soil of the Western Dog Demon Lands.
"It's about time!" Ashley complained ahead of them. Koga and Allie looked ahead to see Ashley standing there with her arms crossed at her chest and she was smirking.
"Yeah, what took you guys so long?" a voice behind Ashley said. Allie looked questioningly at Ashley. Ashley then stepped out of the way to reveal that Haley and Inuyasha were already there.
"They probably had to wait for that mangy wolf to finish combing his fur," Inuyasha said.
"What did you say mutt?" Koga yelled.
"You heard me!"
"Oh, so you wanna go now?" Koga yelled, getting into a defensive position.
"I thought you'd never ask!" Inuyasha said. He also got into a defensive position.
"I will have no fighting on my lands. At least, not at this moment," a voice behind Haley's group said. Allie noticed that Ashley slightly cringed as she looked towards the owner of the voice.
Ashley
Damn. I would have thought that I had plenty of time to tell him.
"Uh, hey Sesshomaru!" I said nervously.
"Ashley, may I speak with you privately?" Sesshomaru asked. I gulped.
"Uh, su-sure," I muttered. He walked away and I followed. We wound up by the garden that Rin and I play in all the time.
"What is the meaning of this?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I said innocently.
Maybe if I act dumb he won't be as mad…
"Don't act stupid. I know for certain that those two groups would never dare step in my lands without my consent unless you invited them here without telling me," Sesshomaru stated.
Damn.
"Okay, okay. So I invited them. So what? Can't I invite people over without your consent?" I asked. Then he started to get that look that basically said ' Don't you dare start that conversation with me'. I rethought my statement then said, "What I meant was, can't I invite my friends over for a Christmas dinner? It's the first year I haven't spent Christmas with them." Sesshomaru then thought about it. While he was doing this I walked up behind him, put my arms around his neck, and kissed his cheek. He closed his eyes.
"You are very lucky you are my mate," Sesshomaru muttered.
"And why is that?" I asked. I moved on to his neck and began giving him light kisses there. He moved his head so I could easily reach his neck.
"Only you are allowed to be behind me without this Sesshomaru having the need to watch my back," Sesshomaru whispered. He must have not trusted his voice since I heard him start to purr like a dog. It was slightly entertaining.
"So does that mean I am forgiven?" I whispered into his ear. I felt him slightly shiver. It was very small, but it was there. He didn't respond for a minute or two and the suspense was killing me.
"For now, you are forgiven," he said.
"Yay!" I squeaked. I let go of him and returned to his front. "Let's go greet our guests!" I smiled and he narrowed his eyes in suspicion. I simply batted my eyes, grabbed his wrists, and dragged him with me.
"There you are!" Allie said as we came into their view.
"Sorry! We just had to go through some details about something before we started the dinner. Anyway, since dinner time isn't until a few hours from now, why don't we all head into the castle? Or we could hang out in the gardens and talk?" I said.
"How about the castle? It's probably warmer in there," Haley suggested.
"I can always count on you to either complain about being hungry or being cold, Haley," I said. We all laughed(except for Sesshomaru, who never laughs unless it is just me and him. And even then it is just a chuckle) and headed inside.
"Oh, Ashley. I need to tell you something. Right before you sent your minion dude to me this person appeared and talked to me and Inuyasha. Let's just say she's a word I don't want to say," Haley said.
" A slut?" I offered.
"No." Haley said.
"Oh, I think you mean a bi-eek!" I sqeaked at the end. I felt a quick jab on my sides and it tickled which made me sqeak. Haley and Allie laughed and the boys looked a little confused. I looked behind me to see Rin staring at me with both shock and surpressing the urge to laugh at my squeak.
"What was that?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Rin. Poked. Ashley's . Ticklish spot," Haley said between gasping for air and laughing.
"So. Ashley. Squeaked," Allie added while also gasping for air and breathing.
"Is there something you wanted, Rin?" I asked, completely ignoring the rest of them for right now.
"I don't remember," she simply said. Then she walked away to go find Jaken and bug him like she usually did.
"Okay…" I muttered. Then I focused my attention on the group behind me that was still chuckling. Even Sesshomaru was, very quietly, chuckling. I narrowed my eyes at them then suddenly got an idea. I looked at Haley and poked her in the side, which was also where she was ticklish. She laughed and Inuyasha looked at her while laughing. Haley returned the favor by poking me in the side. I squeaked. Allie was laughing harder than ever. Haley and I looked at each other, smirked, and the both of us tickled Allie on the crook of her neck since that was where she was ticklish. We all laughed so hard we had to kneel to the ground since our legs couldn't support us any longer. After a minute we realized we couldn't hear the boys laughing. We looked up, still giggling, and saw Inuyasha and Koga look at each other. Then all three of the guys looked at us and smirked.
"Uh, Ash. Haley. You two thinking what I'm thinking?" Allie asked. We nodded.
"RUN!" we all yelled. We got up and began running down the corridor. Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Koga were in hot pursuit. Suddenly we came to a three way fork.
"Allie! Go to the right! Haley, to the left! I'll go straight!" I yelled.
"Right!" they said. We ran in our different directions. I suddenly came to a stairwell and flew up it. Not as in quickly climbed it, but literally flew. I took several twists and turns and eventually lost sight of him behind me. Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, I crashed into what felt like two objects. I fell back onto my butt.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" two other voices along with my own said. I looked in front of me to see Allie and Haley.
"Allie? Haley?" I asked.
"Ashley? Allie?" Haley asked.
"Haley? Ashley?" Allie asked. Then we took a look at our surroundings. We were in the exact same place we were in when we first started this game of chase.
"I thought I went up," I muttered.
"I thought I went down," Haley said.
"I thought I went outside," Allie mumbled. Then we started to crack up at how ridiculous and impossible our current situation was.
"I think they're over here!" Koga was heard yelling.
"Crap!" we said.
"Quick! Switch coats! That way we'll confuse the scent!" I said. They nodded and we all switched coats. Then we ran in a different direction than we already did.
The first time we switched, Koga found me and mistook me for Allie at first since I was wearing her coat and Allie and I had the same hair color and haircut.
The second time we switched, Inuyasha found me and only mistook me for Haley because of the scent that was on her jacket. Finally, all three of us girls met up at the same stupid spot as we did the other two times.
"God damn it! Why does this keep happening?" I raged.
"Yeah, even if I go outside, I wind up back here!" Allie said.
"Hey guys! I've got an idea!" Haley said. We huddled together and she told us the plan.
"Sounds good to me!" I said.
"Yeah, same here!" Allie said.
We went outside and stood at the edge of the woods.
"One, two, three!" we said. Then we whistled very loudly. Moments later Koga, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru appeared at three different windows. "Nah nah! Bet you can't catch us!" we yelled. Then we ran into the woods and plan 'Scare the boys' was underway.
(I am now going to go into 3rd person for the sake of getting this chapter done quicker)
3rd person
The three boys ran after the girls as they disappeared into the forest.
"Allie!" Koga yelled.
"Haley!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Ashley!" Sesshomaru yelled. Three versions of 'help me' were suddenly heard as they neared the forest. The guys quickened their pace and soon came across three silouettes that looked like Haley, Ashley, and Allie. The guys called out the name of their mate/lover. Then the screams of the girls were muffled as ice went over their bodies. However they could still hear their screams and pleas of help.
"Hang on!" the guys yelled. Then fire melted away the ice, but it didn't go away as the ice did. It danced across the girls' figures and made them burn to the ground. The guys screamed each girl's name and they ran to them. When they knelt by the remains of their loves, they didn't know what to do. Suddenly, they each felt a pair of arms wrap around their necks and lips kissing their cheeks. They were all surprised so they did the only thing a demon knows what to do when startled, they fought.
After a few minutes and a few girlish yelps of pain, the boys realized that they were fighting their loves.
They wondered how this was possible until the girls explained that Allie had made the silouettes out of earth and that the girls were hiding behind their own statue. Also, that Haley had made the ice and Ashley summoned the fire and that they played a mean joke on the boys.
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