The Dog's Outta the Bag.
By Shenlong Girl
Rating: PG Genre: Humor, action Author's Note: Hmm.this seems a bit slow, but never fear! Chapter three is shaping up longer and more action-oriented. I should be able to put in some more Takahashi-esque chaos humor as well. Still, this is not bad. Read, enjoy, and anticipate the continuation! And review, curse it!! Review!
Added Later: Holy shiznit! ::grins widely:: Just a day, and already so many reviews! I'm so touched; you've inspired me to poetry.disclaimer poetry! XD
I do not own Inu and Kag;
Which, I know, is just such a drag,
But, if you wish to give me a gift,
It's a good one, if not one of thrift!
Okay, the insanity ends as the madness begins.
Chapter Two: Rough Negotiations
Sakura was mad. She sat in school a few days after she had learned Kagome's big secret. However, her friend refused to take her to the Feudal Era! How could Kagome expect her to have the knowledge she did and not act on it? Well, she planned to start playing dirty.
After class came lunchtime, and Sakura, Kagome, and their two friends began to chat and eat. Makoto was a shorthaired girl with glasses who stood around two inches taller than Kagome. Her bob had medium-length bangs, and she had an intelligent and analytical personality. In contrast, Hitomi was rather bubbly and slightly more oblivious than her friends. She kept her long hair in a bun most days and had no bangs, but attractive wisps of hair framed her face.
"So, Kagome, are you going to see your boyfiend-I mean boyfriend soon?" Sakura asked innocently.
"What? What could you mean? Hojo's not my boyfriend," Kagome answered, trying not to sound too irate.
"Oh, I wasn't talking about Hojo! I meant that other handsome boy." Kagome looked at her with blue lines across her face, which clearly conveyed the message, "You wouldn't!"
Sakura merely smiled coolly and mouthed, "Take me with you," angling her head so that the other girls could not see. She did not, however, say anything out loud. The preliminary damage was done.
"Hey, what's she talking 'bout, Kagome?" Hitomi questioned.
"Eh.I have no idea. Sakura, you joker! Haha!" However, Kagome's friends felt suspicious.
Makoto spoke up, "I don't know, Kag; Sakura's not much of a joker."
Sakura grinned deviously before saying, "I'm not, actually. The guy's not much for manners, but he does not lack for looks. Not my style, but if you like long hair."
"Really? Is he Japanese?" Makoto pressed, allowing herself to get into it.
"Half," Sakura answered and added, "Tell me, do you two piggy-back often?" That brought gasps from Hitomi and Makoto, while Kagome looked more and more horrified.
"Kyaa! Now I know she's not joking! Look at your face, Kag!" Hitomi exclaimed, pointing at Kagome's beet-red, surprised face, "spill, girl."
Giving in to the pressure, Kagome mouthed, "Okay!" to Sakura, who promptly pulled the up-and-coming miko out of her hole.
"I was joking," she said, her face deadpan.
"What?" Makoto and Hitomi questioned.
"Like I can't pull a prank once in a while?" Sakura asked, beginning to smirk. Hitomi and Makoto groaned, but they let out a few laughs.
"To think we believed that you would hide a guy from us!" Hitomi said, giggling. Kagome managed a nervous laugh in response.
"Yeah, sorry about making you the butt of my joke, Kag. I just needed to see their faces! I'll buy you an ice cream, okay?"
"Well, it sure was worth it!" Kagome managed, shaking off the last of her panic. The quartet of friends enjoyed a round of laughter.
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Later on, Sakura ran to catch up to Kagome on her way home.
"Hey!" She shouted, coming to a stop next to her friend and leaning over to catch her breath.
"Look, I'm sorry about what I did at lunch."
"Well, I suppose you got what you wanted," Kagome said coldly.
"I knew a miko wouldn't go back on her word! So, you'll take me, then?"
"Of course. But I have to ask: Why? Why are you so desperate to go? Are you that curious? It's not like you to play people like you did; I didn't know a quiet person like you even could."
"Well, yes, I'm curious, and.I'm worried."
Kagome's stern face softened into a questioning one. Though the girls had been drifting apart, Sakura had always been closest to Kagome. Her usual stoicism contrasted with Kagome's expressiveness, but they shared at least one major characteristic: they worried a lot, whether it was about grades or friends. [We've seen Kagome freak out over tests quite a bit, yes?] Touched by Sakura's concern, Kagome quietly waited for her explanation.
Sakura, desperate to justify herself to her friend, let her words spill from her mouth in a jumble.
"Well, I know you, you know? I can tell you're leaving things out; what am I supposed to think? You talk about this place you go and these dangerous things you do; you talk about these dangerous-sounding people with giant boomerangs and stuff! You hang out with this guy who comes across as a total jerk, and I can't help but think that you two are more than friends. And he's a demon! A hanyou, whatever, but I don't trust 'im enough to not worry. If this is what you tell me, I can't imagine what you're leaving out! I just." Sakura breathed out, unable to put her thoughts into words.
Kagome sighed before saying, "Well, Inu-Yasha is coming to get me today. You might as well come along."
'Especially since we're not going far,' she thought.
"Alright! I'll tell my mom we're studying tonight and that I'll be home late."
Kagome managed a smile as she led her friend home.
When they had walked off a ways, Makoto popped up from behind the row of bushes next to the sidewalk; she had been searching for her glasses when her friends stopped. She had intended to pop up and scare them, not one to waste such an opportunity, but she gave pause upon hearing Kagome's tone. She stayed silent long enough to hear Sakura go, "So, can you explain the piggy-backing thing to me?" before muttering, "What?"
End Chapter Two
Random? Yes, but I think I'm starting to get this cliffhanger thing. Chapter three's running long, so hang in there! Oh, and a well thought-out review always helps!
Rating: PG Genre: Humor, action Author's Note: Hmm.this seems a bit slow, but never fear! Chapter three is shaping up longer and more action-oriented. I should be able to put in some more Takahashi-esque chaos humor as well. Still, this is not bad. Read, enjoy, and anticipate the continuation! And review, curse it!! Review!
Added Later: Holy shiznit! ::grins widely:: Just a day, and already so many reviews! I'm so touched; you've inspired me to poetry.disclaimer poetry! XD
I do not own Inu and Kag;
Which, I know, is just such a drag,
But, if you wish to give me a gift,
It's a good one, if not one of thrift!
Okay, the insanity ends as the madness begins.
Chapter Two: Rough Negotiations
Sakura was mad. She sat in school a few days after she had learned Kagome's big secret. However, her friend refused to take her to the Feudal Era! How could Kagome expect her to have the knowledge she did and not act on it? Well, she planned to start playing dirty.
After class came lunchtime, and Sakura, Kagome, and their two friends began to chat and eat. Makoto was a shorthaired girl with glasses who stood around two inches taller than Kagome. Her bob had medium-length bangs, and she had an intelligent and analytical personality. In contrast, Hitomi was rather bubbly and slightly more oblivious than her friends. She kept her long hair in a bun most days and had no bangs, but attractive wisps of hair framed her face.
"So, Kagome, are you going to see your boyfiend-I mean boyfriend soon?" Sakura asked innocently.
"What? What could you mean? Hojo's not my boyfriend," Kagome answered, trying not to sound too irate.
"Oh, I wasn't talking about Hojo! I meant that other handsome boy." Kagome looked at her with blue lines across her face, which clearly conveyed the message, "You wouldn't!"
Sakura merely smiled coolly and mouthed, "Take me with you," angling her head so that the other girls could not see. She did not, however, say anything out loud. The preliminary damage was done.
"Hey, what's she talking 'bout, Kagome?" Hitomi questioned.
"Eh.I have no idea. Sakura, you joker! Haha!" However, Kagome's friends felt suspicious.
Makoto spoke up, "I don't know, Kag; Sakura's not much of a joker."
Sakura grinned deviously before saying, "I'm not, actually. The guy's not much for manners, but he does not lack for looks. Not my style, but if you like long hair."
"Really? Is he Japanese?" Makoto pressed, allowing herself to get into it.
"Half," Sakura answered and added, "Tell me, do you two piggy-back often?" That brought gasps from Hitomi and Makoto, while Kagome looked more and more horrified.
"Kyaa! Now I know she's not joking! Look at your face, Kag!" Hitomi exclaimed, pointing at Kagome's beet-red, surprised face, "spill, girl."
Giving in to the pressure, Kagome mouthed, "Okay!" to Sakura, who promptly pulled the up-and-coming miko out of her hole.
"I was joking," she said, her face deadpan.
"What?" Makoto and Hitomi questioned.
"Like I can't pull a prank once in a while?" Sakura asked, beginning to smirk. Hitomi and Makoto groaned, but they let out a few laughs.
"To think we believed that you would hide a guy from us!" Hitomi said, giggling. Kagome managed a nervous laugh in response.
"Yeah, sorry about making you the butt of my joke, Kag. I just needed to see their faces! I'll buy you an ice cream, okay?"
"Well, it sure was worth it!" Kagome managed, shaking off the last of her panic. The quartet of friends enjoyed a round of laughter.
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Later on, Sakura ran to catch up to Kagome on her way home.
"Hey!" She shouted, coming to a stop next to her friend and leaning over to catch her breath.
"Look, I'm sorry about what I did at lunch."
"Well, I suppose you got what you wanted," Kagome said coldly.
"I knew a miko wouldn't go back on her word! So, you'll take me, then?"
"Of course. But I have to ask: Why? Why are you so desperate to go? Are you that curious? It's not like you to play people like you did; I didn't know a quiet person like you even could."
"Well, yes, I'm curious, and.I'm worried."
Kagome's stern face softened into a questioning one. Though the girls had been drifting apart, Sakura had always been closest to Kagome. Her usual stoicism contrasted with Kagome's expressiveness, but they shared at least one major characteristic: they worried a lot, whether it was about grades or friends. [We've seen Kagome freak out over tests quite a bit, yes?] Touched by Sakura's concern, Kagome quietly waited for her explanation.
Sakura, desperate to justify herself to her friend, let her words spill from her mouth in a jumble.
"Well, I know you, you know? I can tell you're leaving things out; what am I supposed to think? You talk about this place you go and these dangerous things you do; you talk about these dangerous-sounding people with giant boomerangs and stuff! You hang out with this guy who comes across as a total jerk, and I can't help but think that you two are more than friends. And he's a demon! A hanyou, whatever, but I don't trust 'im enough to not worry. If this is what you tell me, I can't imagine what you're leaving out! I just." Sakura breathed out, unable to put her thoughts into words.
Kagome sighed before saying, "Well, Inu-Yasha is coming to get me today. You might as well come along."
'Especially since we're not going far,' she thought.
"Alright! I'll tell my mom we're studying tonight and that I'll be home late."
Kagome managed a smile as she led her friend home.
When they had walked off a ways, Makoto popped up from behind the row of bushes next to the sidewalk; she had been searching for her glasses when her friends stopped. She had intended to pop up and scare them, not one to waste such an opportunity, but she gave pause upon hearing Kagome's tone. She stayed silent long enough to hear Sakura go, "So, can you explain the piggy-backing thing to me?" before muttering, "What?"
End Chapter Two
Random? Yes, but I think I'm starting to get this cliffhanger thing. Chapter three's running long, so hang in there! Oh, and a well thought-out review always helps!