Hi! What's up? I'm really sorry for the delay on the update. I have been really busy lately, and it wasn't that I didn't want to update, it was that I didn't have a lot of time. I'm going to update all the other fanfics as soon as possible.

Sorena27- Thank you! I updated!

Bo0kWoRm- um..okay.. (Hereiko Nakashima is at a temporary loss for words). I take that as a compliment.

BReAkAh GuRl- Actually, I think it was some nameless guy on the street. ^^;; but that is the way they meet!

Inu Baby- Um. originally I was going to have it like that, but then I decided to change it. And I resent that! I so am not that bad at spelling! Hey, I'm better that you are!!

Blue Moon- I updated!

DemonBlade- Tanks! I made this chapter longer then the oters!

vicious-wolf- I think I know what you're talking about but I'm not really sure.. Yeah, I know its kind hard to imagine ANYONE in the IY cast with a Chinese hairdo..do you read Fushigi Yugi? Just imagine them with the cast of Fushigi Yugi's hairstyles. And omnigod, I watch those Chinese things to!

Nim- I'm really sorry if I made everyone seem mean and kinda rude. It was not what I was aiming for., moreover I think it was more accidental than intentional,.but I'll work harder to make each of the characters personalitys more distinguishable. Thanks for the heads-up! Oh, and by the way, if this kind of thing happens in the future, please tell me, because.. Yeah

Snowgirl- I updated! I updated! And they are going to meet in this chapter, I swear, I swear! Umm.. ( Hereiko Nakashima looks over to where Snowgirl was. Snowgirl is lying on the floor. Hereiko Nakasima- um.^^;;;;;; suddenly police comes and leads Hereiko Nakashima out in handcuffs,.. ^^:; sorry, I just had to get that out of my system.) They will meet!

Cherrymacha- I'm really sorry for leaving you out on the 2nd chapter. um it was an accident and I'll try not to make this happen in the future. I'm sorry if I made her just a little too manly in the first chapter. In the future, I will try harder to make her more like a girl... ^^:: Thanks, and by the way, what part of China are you from? Just curious



Porcelain Angel

By Hereiko Nakashima

Kagome signed as she walked down the street. I'm home free, from here on, she thought to herself contently, crossing her arms around the back of her head. Yup, I'm home free.

"Gangway!"

She was shaken out of her reverie when she saw a boy run straight toward her, his long, black braid swishing behind him. Behind them was a mob of people who looked just alittle too happy, and from the looks of things, probably every guard in the imperial palace. She couldn't help but suppress a laugh at the sight of palace guards chasing one boy. Man, he really must have done something to piss them off, she thought to herself.

"Come back here, your Majesty!" cried the guards behind him.

What the.. she barely had enough time to react when the boy suddenly grabbed for her purse and threw it in behind him.

~*~



"Free money! 17 gold in the purse! Eternal life and longlivity to whoever gets it!" he yelled as he ran right past her. Suddenly, it seemed that all of China was out there, trying to be the one to get the purse. What a bunch of idiots, he thought to himself as he ran down the street.

Why that- Kagome's face turned bright red, with fury as she screamed, "Get back here you thief!"

~*~



Inu Yasha signed as he sat down with exhaustion. That was a stroke of genius, throwing the purse at the guards. If he knew the people well, then he knew that at least 75% of the peasants were trying to get the purse. Geez, those people are so stingy and poor, who knows what lengths they'll go to get that money?

I wonder if anyone actually bought that luck and longlivity speech. He- llo? What kind of duma** would actually buy that crap. Most of the time if someone used that speech, it usually meant that they were scamming something and was trying to people to buy something that no one in his right mind would actually buy. That old man Myoga had done it so many times that by now, he knew the speech forward and backwards.

"That ought to have slowed them down," he said to himself with a little chuckle.

"Thief!"

What the- He had barely enough time to react when a compact fist lodged itself on his cheek. Pain seared though him as he jumped back.

"Hey! What was that for?!" he cried as he rubbed his swollen cheek. He came face to face to the same person who he almost ran into. He jumped back as he stuttered, "You-your-its-"

Kagome glared at him furiously as she stooped over and looked him straight in the eye.

"You owe me!"

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She stuck out her hand as she yelled, "I want my dough back, now pronto!"

Inu Yasha laughed as he nervously scratched his back. "Oh, that. I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd mind!"

Kagome slapped him as angry tears welled up in her almond-brown eyes.

"You jerk! It wasn't just that! I had to sell the clothes my grandmother hand-made for me to get that! You don't understand anything at all!"

Oh man, he thought to himself. Me and my big stupid mouth. He looked down at her as he kneeled down. His golden eyes softened as he held out a silken handkerchief.

"Here."

She looked up at him, teary-eyed as she took his handkerchief.

"Thanks."

He grinned at her as he sat down beside her.

"Look, I'm really sorry that I took something that was important to you without asking. Here, maybe this will cover the sum of the money that you lost."

Kagome nodded as she took the silk purse emptying its contents on the palm of her hand. Her almond-brown eyes widened as she mentally calculated the sum of money in the palm of her hand.

"This-this is-"

Inu Yasha rolled his eyes as he leaned against the wall hitting his head against the wall in annoyance.

"Look if its not enough, I'll pay you back some other way."

Geez, and I thought I was rich, Kagome thought as she slowly put the coins back into the purse, one at a time. Wouldn't want to lose one coin. One of these is worth a fortune! I can probably rent an inn and use this to pay for my lodgings for a month! No, even a year! 25 gold tael, jeez, that's what-17, 50 times what I had? This guy must be loaded. I wonder who his parents are.

He looked over at her and smiled at her. "By the way, what's your name?" She looked up at him, her eyes red-rimmed as she muttered, "Kagome."

"Hey, You're a girl right?"

"Wha? Where did that come from?!" she shrieked as she shot up in surprise.

Inu Yasha signed as he crossed his arms behind his back. "Well, I think you look like this girl I saw once. I think her name was Kikyou or something.. Anyways, no offense but, you don't really act like any guy I know."

Kagome glared up at him as she muttered, "Yeah? You got a problem with it! You know, don't even think about trying anything funny! Just because I'm a girl dosen't mean I'm defenseless."

Inu Yasha laughed as he cupped her cheek. "Nah, I think you're actually kinda cute.that is when you're not acting all macho!"

"Hey! I resent that!"

However, this little love scene was rudely interrupted when....

"Your Majesty!"

"Crap they've found us!" Inu Yasha muttered as he grabbed her hand.

"Um, where exactly are we going?" Kagome asked as they ran down the alley. "And why are the palace guards chasing you? you're not going to take me to a bearau are you? And by the way, who are you!"

Inu Yasha stared at her with an incredulous expression on his face.

"Do you really think I'm that shallow?"

She looked up at him, annoyance written all over her face.

"Well, what else would they be chasing you for?"

"Look, it's a long story, I'll explain it to you when- whaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Inu Yasha came to a skidding halt when he saw who was infront of him.

"Your Majesty!" Inu Yasha jumped back when he came face to face to one of the royal guards.

"Um. other way!" he yelled as he dragged Kagome with him.

"Ow, ow ow! That hurts you jerk! You can stand to be alittle more gentle, you know!"

"Oh, and get captured by the guards?! Hey, do you think you can run alittle faster?!"

Kagome glared at him as she gasped for breath. "Hey! I'm physically challenged wha-hey! What do you think you're doin?!"

Inu Yasha rolled his eyes as he picked Kagome up into his arms carried her as he ran down the alley.

"Look, if you keep running like you did, then we'll be finished. This way is a lot faster. Besides, I still haven't paid you off for the money I took."

He suddenly came to a skidding halt as he found a pair of cold golden eyes staring down at him.

"Inu Yasha. "

Gyaaaaaah! A cliffhanger! (Well, sort of. if you think about it. oh never mind!) how did that happen? Anyways, please r/r please! I really want to know what you think of it and any suggestions are also welcome.. (I read the original version and I ended up revising everything! Ideas are welcome!)

PS I would also really appreciate it if you r/r any other of the fics I wrote! Thanks!