Hey there!! So, how many of you out there missed me?!! Not many, I
know... Anyways, here's your next chapter! OH!! Wait! I was supposed to
actually answer some questions!!
"i am confused on one aspect of your story. the necessity for the demons to stay in her world. has she not tried the well to send them back? i mean i know you said the well chose its own moments to work and all, but i'm confused why she didn't at least try it."
Answer: Simple. What if she sends them back, and the well won't let them pass through again?? Break everyone's heart, then!! And they don't want to try and force Kagome to go back through the well until she's ready, and breaks it to her family that by doing so, there's a chance she might never be able to come back. Scary, huh?
"just about every other fanfics has all the girls drooling over any boys of the past when in the future... i thought shippo and kouga would be too old to attend skool???"
Answer: One of my wonderful reviewers pointed out the fact that Sesshoumaru and them don't seem to be that old (If I remember correctly, I read somewhere in a interview with the creator that Sesshou's about 83 years old. He's 11 years older than poor Inuyasha, who's only 72. I may have it wrong, or have a bad source, but that's what I'm going by. So Shippou would look about the same age Inuyasha did. And Kouga more along Sesshou's age. Oh, and think about it. In that age, guys actually ran/walked everywhere, hunted, worked hard... In a nutshell, they probably had a build along the lines of Miroku/Inuyasha/Sesshou... Now, you see these three guys walk in your school... wouldn't you drool?? I know I would... I'd be carrying a mop and bucket around with me.
"Will Inuyasha show up at all in this fic?"
Answer: YES! Scary to believe, but I do have plans for our favorite hanyou!!!
Wow... That's all the questions... Well, if you have ANY questions, feel free to email me, and I'll be DELIGHTED to answer them. And I finally put up another story, called "Everything's Changed", a Sess/Kag fic.
Shutting up now!! And they're still not mine!!!!
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Ch. 13 What is the Point in Running in Circles?
Koshu shuddered and moved slightly closer to the only people he knew, wishing for once that he COULDN'T smell everything around him. So many scents... And now everyone was staring at them as the human next to Kagome introduced them as "guests". Kagome had told them that it was easier than saying they were transfer students... But that if anyone asked, they were old friends of the family, in for a visit. And Kouga is Koshu's older brother. Both youkai had nearly died laughing when they heard this, only to be reminded of a human's aging process. To the human eye, Koshu only appeared to be about 16 years old, and Kouga seemed to be about 20.
Unfortunately for them, though, empty desks were few and far between. In the end, Kagome ended up near the back of the class, Shippou in the desk to her left, Kouga two desks to the right and one forward, while Koshu was forced to sit in the row next to Kouga, but 2 seats behind him. The poor demons had to breathe through their mouths for fear of inhaling those noxious fumes that women think smell pleasant and attract men.
They soon learned why Kagome had been running so slow that morning to get to her school. Besides all the smells, sounds, small, cramped desks, and being treated like an inferior (which REALLY ticked off Kouga and Koshu until a glare from Kagome shut them up), school was, well, BORING!
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Kagome smiled as she changed in the locker rooms. She could already imagine the P.E. teacher's face when he saw what the three demons could do. And they were having races and long runs around school, so the poor guys would finally get to breathe some fresh air, stretch their legs, and show off. Still smiling, she opened the locker room door and stepped out to greet her three impatient guests, only to see each one stare at her in shock. Then she remembered just WHAT the girls wore in gym. With a glance down, she decided that perhaps gym WASN'T going to be their favorite class.
Already, the men were moving to form a demon shield around her, their backs to her to glare at any boy who happened to look in her direction. Shippou was trying to think of what to say to Kagome to get her to put her uniform back on, but Kouga beat him to it.
"What are you doing walking around in that?! It shows even more than your school kimono!" Kouga was having trouble with one boy who wouldn't get the hint of the glare and the body positions. He had brown hair, was slightly taller than Kagome, and seemed to either be really naïve and innocent, or really stupid. The soft growl was already rumbling from his chest when he realized what he was doing, but Koshu's growl soon joined his when he saw what was going on. Even the kitsune let out a growl, less canine-sounding than the two wolves, but threatening none-the-less.
The young miko in the middle of all of the growling nearly yelped when she felt fur brushing against her legs. With a glance up at Shippou, she could see he was distracted, and by looking at each demon, she knew he wasn't focusing on the illusion. They were in their demon forms again. Thankfully, though, they had agreed not to change much. It was mostly just their tails, which were currently wrapping around her legs as though to hold her securely in place. When a fourth voice spoke up, one that was NOT growling, she knew what had happened.
"Hey Kagome!" She bit back the groan that was working its way into her throat, and sighed. "Hi Hojou." She wondered why he hadn't begun to scream about demons and run around like an idiot. Then it hit her. He wasn't paying much attention to them. Again, duh, Kagome. That's why they're growling!! They don't like him staring at you when, to them, you're half-naked! "Um, Hojou, perhaps we could talk later? Now's not a real good time for me..." Take the hint, she prayed, take the hint, you-
"Um, Kagome? Who are your friends?" -Stupid idiot, she finished her thought as she sighed. "Hojou, this is REALLY a bad time. Besides, I think I heard Eri calling for you earlier..." Come ON, she thought, you can't possibly be-
"Oh okay, Kagome! I'll be right back! Then you can introduce us!! Wait here!" -That dense, she finished. She reached down and began to pet each demon's tail in an attempt to soothe them, one hand gently stroking Shippou's tail, her other switching back and forth between Kouga and Koshu's. They stiffened at first, and then began to relax. A lot. But just as Kouga's eyes began to close, and Koshu's tongue began to loll from his mouth, and right before Shippou just fell to the ground and sat there, holding Kagome close to him, the gym teacher yelled at the four of them to hurry up outside, or else he wouldn't hesitate to send them to detention.
"Um, guys?? I need to get out soon, and Shippou, you have to hide your tails, too." There were soft whimpers and whines around her as she stopped her caressing of said tails. When her kitsune friend didn't answer, she tugged gently on the tip of his tail, snapping him out of his daydreams. Then he realized what she had said. Grudgingly, he set the illusion back up, only to wish he had thought to cover more of her body while he was at it, but she was already hugging him, then dragging them behind her outside, where they were told what they were supposed to do.
"Why are we running in circles? Isn't that kind of pointless?" Shippou watched as his love sighed, holding her head in her hands, massaging her temples with her fingertips. He was about to comfort her when Kouga decided to speak up, his arrogance and pride returning full- force.
"As slow as you humans run, it would take forever just to get around this building once. How can he expect you to finish 10 laps in such a short time?" Now Kagome's head rose up to look at him, her eyes narrowing as she removed her hands from the sides of her head. Her eyebrow lifted, and Shippou began to wonder where the nearest tree was, so he could climb up it and hide until her temper flared out.
"You mean they run that slow NATURALLY?!" Koshu was staring at his father in horror and disbelief, amazed to figure out how anyone could run so slowly. He hadn't been around humans much, but they seemed to run alright when they ran from him or their pack. Never fast enough, but decent for humans.
Only Shippou noticed the fairly-visible aura beginning to flare up around the young priestess. He hurried over to her, trying to get her to look at him and calm down before she hurt someone. Although he wouldn't mind the excuse for them all to go home. Her included, of course. Her eyes finally focused on him and began to clear as he continued to soothe her, noticing only then that the class had begun their laps without them. In fact, he had already seen that boy run by...
Finally, he turned her in the direction everyone was going, and pushed her in front of him gently, silently making her begin her jog. He glanced behind him at the two wolves, who, like him, were practically walking while keeping up with Kagome.
Then he thought of something he could use to keep Koshu and Kouga in line. They both knew about Inuyasha's necklace. They had even gotten a few laughs from his stories about the hanyou being forced face-first to the dirt. And they both knew the word used to subdue him. He grinned mischievously, and leaned towards Kagome slightly, whispering so soft that she could barely hear him, and the wolves wouldn't hear him at all.
"Sit boy..." He leaned back, just to see a large smile spread across her face. She reached over and squeezed his hand, surprising him, then spun around to glare at the two youkai who were less than a meter away. They both stopped at her face, and Kouga even took a step back, recognizing the "You have finally pushed me too far, and now you're gonna meet the oh- so-lovable ground beneath you" look from her days of yelling at the hanyou. He began to look for a means of escape, but before he could even take a step, he heard her voice, saying something he hadn't heard in 72 years.
"SIT BOY!" Both wolves, father and son, winced and waited for the crushing pressure to slam them face-first to the ground. When nothing happened, they cracked their eyes open, only to stare at the now-smiling Kagome. "It doesn't work on you, remember? That was only Inuyasha that it worked on, because of his necklace." Then her smile disappeared, and her eyes narrowed. "But it's just a reminder of what I COULD do to you if you don't learn to show some more respect to me and the other humans. Understand?" At their nod, she smiled brightly again. "Good. Now let's see how fast you can run!" She turned around and leapt onto Shippou's back like she used to with Inuyasha, pressing her knees against his sides and wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"Come on! Let's see if you can keep up with me and Shippou!" She laughed and told the stunned kitsune to "Go." When he finally came back to reality, he saw that he was already running, his arms holding Kagome's bare legs against him as they ran. The two shocked, and slightly jealous, wolves, quickly caught up with them, and it was then they began to race, not caring about the humans around them. To them, the only human of real importance was currently riding on a speeding kitsune's back, half-naked.
The wolves increased their speed, as did Shippou, never noticing how everyone had stopped, and were now watching the race, students and teacher alike staring in awe at the three determined demons, and the laughing human.
Maybe school wasn't so bad after all...
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MAN!! Sorry that too so long to update!! I was busy taking over a website for my buddy, who finally decided she didn't have the time or patience to update like I did. And the website is MUCH better now, if I do say so myself!! Anyways, feel free to review!!
"i am confused on one aspect of your story. the necessity for the demons to stay in her world. has she not tried the well to send them back? i mean i know you said the well chose its own moments to work and all, but i'm confused why she didn't at least try it."
Answer: Simple. What if she sends them back, and the well won't let them pass through again?? Break everyone's heart, then!! And they don't want to try and force Kagome to go back through the well until she's ready, and breaks it to her family that by doing so, there's a chance she might never be able to come back. Scary, huh?
"just about every other fanfics has all the girls drooling over any boys of the past when in the future... i thought shippo and kouga would be too old to attend skool???"
Answer: One of my wonderful reviewers pointed out the fact that Sesshoumaru and them don't seem to be that old (If I remember correctly, I read somewhere in a interview with the creator that Sesshou's about 83 years old. He's 11 years older than poor Inuyasha, who's only 72. I may have it wrong, or have a bad source, but that's what I'm going by. So Shippou would look about the same age Inuyasha did. And Kouga more along Sesshou's age. Oh, and think about it. In that age, guys actually ran/walked everywhere, hunted, worked hard... In a nutshell, they probably had a build along the lines of Miroku/Inuyasha/Sesshou... Now, you see these three guys walk in your school... wouldn't you drool?? I know I would... I'd be carrying a mop and bucket around with me.
"Will Inuyasha show up at all in this fic?"
Answer: YES! Scary to believe, but I do have plans for our favorite hanyou!!!
Wow... That's all the questions... Well, if you have ANY questions, feel free to email me, and I'll be DELIGHTED to answer them. And I finally put up another story, called "Everything's Changed", a Sess/Kag fic.
Shutting up now!! And they're still not mine!!!!
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Ch. 13 What is the Point in Running in Circles?
Koshu shuddered and moved slightly closer to the only people he knew, wishing for once that he COULDN'T smell everything around him. So many scents... And now everyone was staring at them as the human next to Kagome introduced them as "guests". Kagome had told them that it was easier than saying they were transfer students... But that if anyone asked, they were old friends of the family, in for a visit. And Kouga is Koshu's older brother. Both youkai had nearly died laughing when they heard this, only to be reminded of a human's aging process. To the human eye, Koshu only appeared to be about 16 years old, and Kouga seemed to be about 20.
Unfortunately for them, though, empty desks were few and far between. In the end, Kagome ended up near the back of the class, Shippou in the desk to her left, Kouga two desks to the right and one forward, while Koshu was forced to sit in the row next to Kouga, but 2 seats behind him. The poor demons had to breathe through their mouths for fear of inhaling those noxious fumes that women think smell pleasant and attract men.
They soon learned why Kagome had been running so slow that morning to get to her school. Besides all the smells, sounds, small, cramped desks, and being treated like an inferior (which REALLY ticked off Kouga and Koshu until a glare from Kagome shut them up), school was, well, BORING!
~~*~~
Kagome smiled as she changed in the locker rooms. She could already imagine the P.E. teacher's face when he saw what the three demons could do. And they were having races and long runs around school, so the poor guys would finally get to breathe some fresh air, stretch their legs, and show off. Still smiling, she opened the locker room door and stepped out to greet her three impatient guests, only to see each one stare at her in shock. Then she remembered just WHAT the girls wore in gym. With a glance down, she decided that perhaps gym WASN'T going to be their favorite class.
Already, the men were moving to form a demon shield around her, their backs to her to glare at any boy who happened to look in her direction. Shippou was trying to think of what to say to Kagome to get her to put her uniform back on, but Kouga beat him to it.
"What are you doing walking around in that?! It shows even more than your school kimono!" Kouga was having trouble with one boy who wouldn't get the hint of the glare and the body positions. He had brown hair, was slightly taller than Kagome, and seemed to either be really naïve and innocent, or really stupid. The soft growl was already rumbling from his chest when he realized what he was doing, but Koshu's growl soon joined his when he saw what was going on. Even the kitsune let out a growl, less canine-sounding than the two wolves, but threatening none-the-less.
The young miko in the middle of all of the growling nearly yelped when she felt fur brushing against her legs. With a glance up at Shippou, she could see he was distracted, and by looking at each demon, she knew he wasn't focusing on the illusion. They were in their demon forms again. Thankfully, though, they had agreed not to change much. It was mostly just their tails, which were currently wrapping around her legs as though to hold her securely in place. When a fourth voice spoke up, one that was NOT growling, she knew what had happened.
"Hey Kagome!" She bit back the groan that was working its way into her throat, and sighed. "Hi Hojou." She wondered why he hadn't begun to scream about demons and run around like an idiot. Then it hit her. He wasn't paying much attention to them. Again, duh, Kagome. That's why they're growling!! They don't like him staring at you when, to them, you're half-naked! "Um, Hojou, perhaps we could talk later? Now's not a real good time for me..." Take the hint, she prayed, take the hint, you-
"Um, Kagome? Who are your friends?" -Stupid idiot, she finished her thought as she sighed. "Hojou, this is REALLY a bad time. Besides, I think I heard Eri calling for you earlier..." Come ON, she thought, you can't possibly be-
"Oh okay, Kagome! I'll be right back! Then you can introduce us!! Wait here!" -That dense, she finished. She reached down and began to pet each demon's tail in an attempt to soothe them, one hand gently stroking Shippou's tail, her other switching back and forth between Kouga and Koshu's. They stiffened at first, and then began to relax. A lot. But just as Kouga's eyes began to close, and Koshu's tongue began to loll from his mouth, and right before Shippou just fell to the ground and sat there, holding Kagome close to him, the gym teacher yelled at the four of them to hurry up outside, or else he wouldn't hesitate to send them to detention.
"Um, guys?? I need to get out soon, and Shippou, you have to hide your tails, too." There were soft whimpers and whines around her as she stopped her caressing of said tails. When her kitsune friend didn't answer, she tugged gently on the tip of his tail, snapping him out of his daydreams. Then he realized what she had said. Grudgingly, he set the illusion back up, only to wish he had thought to cover more of her body while he was at it, but she was already hugging him, then dragging them behind her outside, where they were told what they were supposed to do.
"Why are we running in circles? Isn't that kind of pointless?" Shippou watched as his love sighed, holding her head in her hands, massaging her temples with her fingertips. He was about to comfort her when Kouga decided to speak up, his arrogance and pride returning full- force.
"As slow as you humans run, it would take forever just to get around this building once. How can he expect you to finish 10 laps in such a short time?" Now Kagome's head rose up to look at him, her eyes narrowing as she removed her hands from the sides of her head. Her eyebrow lifted, and Shippou began to wonder where the nearest tree was, so he could climb up it and hide until her temper flared out.
"You mean they run that slow NATURALLY?!" Koshu was staring at his father in horror and disbelief, amazed to figure out how anyone could run so slowly. He hadn't been around humans much, but they seemed to run alright when they ran from him or their pack. Never fast enough, but decent for humans.
Only Shippou noticed the fairly-visible aura beginning to flare up around the young priestess. He hurried over to her, trying to get her to look at him and calm down before she hurt someone. Although he wouldn't mind the excuse for them all to go home. Her included, of course. Her eyes finally focused on him and began to clear as he continued to soothe her, noticing only then that the class had begun their laps without them. In fact, he had already seen that boy run by...
Finally, he turned her in the direction everyone was going, and pushed her in front of him gently, silently making her begin her jog. He glanced behind him at the two wolves, who, like him, were practically walking while keeping up with Kagome.
Then he thought of something he could use to keep Koshu and Kouga in line. They both knew about Inuyasha's necklace. They had even gotten a few laughs from his stories about the hanyou being forced face-first to the dirt. And they both knew the word used to subdue him. He grinned mischievously, and leaned towards Kagome slightly, whispering so soft that she could barely hear him, and the wolves wouldn't hear him at all.
"Sit boy..." He leaned back, just to see a large smile spread across her face. She reached over and squeezed his hand, surprising him, then spun around to glare at the two youkai who were less than a meter away. They both stopped at her face, and Kouga even took a step back, recognizing the "You have finally pushed me too far, and now you're gonna meet the oh- so-lovable ground beneath you" look from her days of yelling at the hanyou. He began to look for a means of escape, but before he could even take a step, he heard her voice, saying something he hadn't heard in 72 years.
"SIT BOY!" Both wolves, father and son, winced and waited for the crushing pressure to slam them face-first to the ground. When nothing happened, they cracked their eyes open, only to stare at the now-smiling Kagome. "It doesn't work on you, remember? That was only Inuyasha that it worked on, because of his necklace." Then her smile disappeared, and her eyes narrowed. "But it's just a reminder of what I COULD do to you if you don't learn to show some more respect to me and the other humans. Understand?" At their nod, she smiled brightly again. "Good. Now let's see how fast you can run!" She turned around and leapt onto Shippou's back like she used to with Inuyasha, pressing her knees against his sides and wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"Come on! Let's see if you can keep up with me and Shippou!" She laughed and told the stunned kitsune to "Go." When he finally came back to reality, he saw that he was already running, his arms holding Kagome's bare legs against him as they ran. The two shocked, and slightly jealous, wolves, quickly caught up with them, and it was then they began to race, not caring about the humans around them. To them, the only human of real importance was currently riding on a speeding kitsune's back, half-naked.
The wolves increased their speed, as did Shippou, never noticing how everyone had stopped, and were now watching the race, students and teacher alike staring in awe at the three determined demons, and the laughing human.
Maybe school wasn't so bad after all...
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MAN!! Sorry that too so long to update!! I was busy taking over a website for my buddy, who finally decided she didn't have the time or patience to update like I did. And the website is MUCH better now, if I do say so myself!! Anyways, feel free to review!!