Holy-freakin-Moly, I suck at updating! Totally, completely, horrible at it!
Okay, so I've been caught up in so many things over the past several months that this story was TOTALLY NEGLECTED!
I hate myself for it, you don't even know how much. The worst part is... I have some bad news...
I will not be able to post the sequel for several more months. I reluctantly decided I have WAY to many projects to do to be updating another story. The updates would not be consistent if I posted it and that is beyond not fair to you all.
I still have my Inuyasha Christmas story to finish (one chapter left) and my "ShadMaria Story" to do, plus the
COUNTLESS AMVs I'm working on, and a TON of stuff for my original series.
I am truly, truly sorry about this... But on my honor as a KanaSesshy fan, I WILL POST the story... It's just
going to take awhile...
The title for the sequel to this story is: "The KanaSesshy Chronicles"
Sorry if that's lame but I like it. Considering the story basically tells their story from the beginning of the
relationship onward, it seems to fit.
Other then that... This will be the last chapter in "The Return of Yuko Kururugi".
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CHAPTER 25: Worlds Apart.
Kaname woke up the next morning, not actually registering the different surroundings at first.
Sitting up, she sleepily looked around the room.
'I'm... back home? Oh, yeah... I remember now.'
Kaname sighed quietly, picking up her cell phone from her bedside table.
'Still no word from Kagome. Maybe she hasn't gotten back yet...' She thought.
Kaname smiled as she got out of bed. 'Knowing Inuyasha, he had a fit about how long Kagome was going to be gone.'
It was then that Kaname noticed the clock on her dresser...
"I'm gonna be late!" She yelled, running to her closet.
After running the whole way, and brushing her hair as she ran, Kaname barely made the bell.
"Kaname!" Maiko greeted.
"Hey there... it's been awhile..." Kaname panted, leaning over and trying to catch her breath.
"No kidding! Michiru said you had the flu with a 102.6 fever..." Maiko said.
"KANAME!" a voice came from no where and a girl jumped on Kaname's back.
"Minaka get off her! She just got over the flu!" Maiko said loudly.
"Where have you been! I tried to call you and your phone always said 'Out of service area' or something." Minaka said, ignoring Maiko.
Kaname froze for a second before answering.
"Yeah, you know how weird my phone is... it was never the same after you dropped it down the stairs!" She said, with mock anger
Minaka froze, before laughing nervously.
"Ah-huh... Now, would mind getting off my back... literally." Kaname said.
"That would be wise since class is about to start." The teacher said, appearing beside the girls from out of
nowhere.
The girls jumped slightly and hurried to their desks.
HOURS LATER, AROUND 11:45AM
Kaname was walking down the hall after buying her lunch, when Minaka ran passed her only to skid to a halt.
"Kaname! There you are, I was looking for you."
When Kaname realized she and Minaka were alone in the hallway, she got nervous.
Minaka was usually the first one of their friends to know something was wrong with the another, and she had an innate ability to sense when someone was keeping a secret. Combine that fact with Kaname being a bad liar, it was safe to say Minaka would figure out Kaname was hiding something.
"Hey, Minaka." Kaname said, with a nervous smile.
"You know, I find it hard to believe that your phone would say 'out of service range' or whatever it was, when
normally it just goes to voicemail when it's acting up. There somethin' you wanna tell me?" Minaka said, eyeing Kaname suspiciously.
Kaname quickly considered her options, while trying to make a nonchalant face and failing.
'Okay, okay calm down. You figured this would happen, that's why you had a plan. Stick to the plan.'
"No, nothing... Nothing at all. Michiru said my phone did that sometime last week, but it only happened once and I figured it had something to do with the bus I was on. Nothing happened, just me... Staying home with a fever." Kaname said with a nervous smile.
Minaka suddenly gasped, pointing her finger at Kaname. "You have a boyfriend!"
"I do not!"
"Yes you do, I can tell when you lie! Tell me everything, when did you meet him, where did you him, and where have you really been all last week?" Minaka asked quickly.
Kaname was torn, she had to quickly decide if she was going to keep up the charade, which would only result in making Minaka angry, or if she should just tell the truth.
Obviously, not the entire truth but enough to satisfy Minaka's curiosity.
The question was: where to begin?
"I met him during the doll festival a few months ago." Kaname said quietly, and blushing slightly.
The statement itself was true enough, so hopefully Minaka wouldn't question it.
"Oh, I knew something happened, I just knew it! What's he like, what's his name, and why didn't you say anything about him?" Minaka said excitedly.
"I didn't say anything because I knew you'd act like this." Kaname said, with a sigh.
"Gimme a name! I'm dying here!" Minaka pleaded loudly.
"Sesshomaru." Kaname said, quietly.
Minaka blinked twice. "Seriously?" She said, confused.
"Yes."
"Okay, that's... Interesting. So, where were you really all last week?" Minaka said.
Kaname made a face for second before blushing slightly, she knew how this would sound.
"I went to go see him." Kaname said, immediately regretting it.
"You did what? You, the timid one one in our group...? How far did you have to go?"
"Far...", Kaname said, being intentionally vague.
"Hmm, so I'm guessing Michiru knew about this?"
Kaname nodded.
"So... Did your parents know?" Minaka asked.
Kaname sighed quietly, preparing for the outburst you knew was to come. "No, they don't know about him yet."
Minaka paused before yelling, "WHAT?"
Kaname immediately grabbed Minaka, slapping a hand over her mouth. "Not so loud!"
"What were you thinking? You're normally the cautious one, why would you go off with somebody you barely know, and no one knows where you're going!"
Kaname couldn't resist rolling our eyes, "Michiru knew."
"Okay, so one person. Still... Not smart. This guy could've been planning to murder you for all you know!" Minaka said, wriggling out of Kaname's grasp.
"Well he wasn't, and he didn't. Besides, between Inuyasha and Kagome we were barely alone at all."
"Who're they?" Minaka asked.
"Inuyasha is Sesshomaru's younger brother, Kagome is Inuyasha's girlfriend." Kaname said, deciding it best not to mention her friendship with Kagome just yet.
"Well... I guess the weird name thing runs in the family... Next time, let me or one of the girls know when going to go see him." Minaka said.
Kaname blinked, "That's it?"
"That's it. I trust your judgment, being the worrier that you are I know you wouldn't go off with just anybody."
Then the school bell rang.
"Yikes, we'd better hurry!" Minaka said, before grabbing Kaname's hand and running with her down the hall.
Kaname was watching the clock, while also trying to not watch it. She was dreading the end of class, as her
friends would pounce on her with questions.
While the story of her being sick was believable, Tomo-chan and Rinko were not so easily convinced...
If the girls skeptical looks were any indication, they knew something else was going on and they would
undoubtedly demand answers.
'Now I know how Kagome feels... Her school friends are always bugging her for information on her "bad-boy
boyfriend". I dread to think of what'll happen if Rinko and the others found out about Sesshomaru...'
Kaname thought.
As class came to an end, Kaname thought about a plan to get out of there without being noticed by her friends.
'I can't just disappear. They'd know I was hiding something for sure if I didn't say anything before I left!
To Kaname's surprise the girls didn't pounce on her with questions. What they did say however, was probably worse than any questions you can imagine them asking.
"We want to meet him." Maiko said.
"What?" Kaname nearly yelled.
"What? Is that so bad? We are your friends, I hope you want your friends to meet boyfriend." Minaka said.
Kaname glared at Minaka for moment, knowing this was all her idea.
"I don't know if I'd call him my boyfriend just yet… And, he lives kinda far away… So I'm not sure you'll get the
chance any time soon."
"We can wait." Rinko said with a small smile.
As Kaname watched her friends, she couldn't help but wonder... 'If Kagome's friends are like this, it makes me
wonder how she's been able to stand it all this time. In just one day, I've turned into a nervous wreck! I can't
imagine going through this for a year!'
Kaname forced a smile, which looked surprisingly genuine, and said: "Sure, next time he's in town I'll let you
know."
"Great!" Maiko and the other girls chorused.
After the girls went their separate ways, Kaname met Michiru at the school gate.
"Whoa, what happened to you?" Michiru asked.
"Nothing, just didn't think it would be so stressful to the back…" Kaname said, tiredly.
Now that the day was over, she regretted not really being able to go back to the feudal era. Sure, she could go back at anytime, but she had a feeling coming back to the present would be even harder a second time.
Maybe Kagome was back in the present by now, at least then, Kaname'd have her best friend to talk to.
After the long day at school, it was clear that there were things only she and Kagome could truly understand.
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Well, there you go. It seems so wrong to leave the chapter as is when I haven't updated in so long.
But unfortunately, that's where the chapter wants to be left.
As far as the sequel is concerned, I will be posting it, hopefully, in a few months.
I think the KanaSesshy Chronicles will be updated at least monthly, I'm hoping biweekly, but I make no promises...
There are so many things I need to do, and so many stories that need my attention… I absolutely hate that
this story was inadvertently put on the back burner and I am going to try my absolute hardest to make sure it does not happen again.
Also, please check out the new poll on my FFN profile.
Until "The KanaSesshy Chronicles"...
SonAmy and ShadMaria Fan