A/N: This is the third 'real' chapter of Tokyo Rose. Koichi and Kotaro,
along with their wolf pack, eat with Amaya's family. What bad stuff will
happen? Will anything happen at all? I'll let you guess until it really
happens. I've found out who Kagura and Kanna are, much thanx to Twil, but I
still don't know who Ayame is, even if she's gonna be in here later. I was
told that she has something to do with Kouga, and I'm gonna use that to my
advantage. Please tell me?!?! Also, Sasuke is MINE. There's a story in my
fave stories section with that name in it, but I got this name in another
anime book that I have, called 'Ginga Legend Weed' and it's about dogs. So
he is mine.
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Tokyo Rose
Chapter 3
Dinner with the Inuyoukai's
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Sasuke, Koichi, Kotaro, and their wolf pack followed close behind Amaya as she led them through the forest. She seemed to know the way better than anyone, despite being blind. Her senses were more heightened than even a normal demon, and she was hanyou! Koichi found this amazing, and he wondered if when she got her sight and voice back, if everything would go back to normal or if it would stay the same.
Amaya's ears flicked forward as she heard a strange rustling coming from nearby. It was very slight; she could barely detect it. She froze and dropped to her stomach, signaling to the others that they should do the same. They did, and she crawled forward, slowly, cautiously. She reached the bush and sniffed. She automatically covered her nose with her hand, for the smell was frightening to her. She laid down on the ground and whimpered slightly. Koichi stood up and ran full speed to her. She shivered in fear as he reached her side. At that moment Naraku stood up. Koichi lifted the trance-like Amaya and bolted towards the others. Naraku looked towards the royal group and smirked, noticing the hanyou. Akemi and Akane slid protectively in front of her and stood there.
"Well, it's the hanyou that I cursed so many years ago. Can you see me, girl? Well, speak up!" He laughed evilly and waved his hand near her face, to the closest that anyone would allow him, and she flinched. He continued.
"If anyone can defeat me in a battle, I'll return her sight and voice." Inuyasha looked up eagerly at this, as did Kaorinu.
"What about Yusuke?" Sesshoumaru and Kajiime shouted at the same time. "Can you bring him back?" Naraku shook his head.
"No, he's dead. All because of Amaya. She killed him." Amaya fell to the ground. She put her head in her hands, as if she had a headache. Inuyasha and Kaorinu rushed to her.
"Shut up, Naraku! You're the one who killed him, not my sister!" Akemi shouted irritably. Naraku smirked. He raised his claws threateningly at her. She yelped and ran behind her brother and father, who both looked angrily at Naraku.
"Then why didn't she call out when I was coming up behind him?" Kaorinu's face was visibly red as he charged the demon.
"BECAUSE YOU HAD ALREADY PUT THE SPELL ON HER, IDIOT!" He slashed Naraku and the youkai looked surprised that a hanyou had been able to put a mark on him. Kaorinu swung back around, as his father came from one direction and Sesshoumaru from another, and they cornered him. Kajiime joined them and added the fourth corner to complete the square. Naraku looked a little frightened at this. All of the other demons of the Inuyoukai Family came in, excluding Sasuke, Kotaro, Koichi, Amaya, and the wolf pack. Kotaro looked at his brother, who was holding Amaya.
"Should I help?" He asked. Koichi nodded.
"Go for it. I'll stay here and protect Amaya." Kotaro signaled for his wolves to follow and they joined the others. Koichi watched as the fight became a massive blur. Amaya had fallen asleep in his arms.
'Probably from fear.' Koichi thought. He turned back around to see everyone walking towards him. Kotaro reached him first and smiled.
"We killed him! Naraku is dead! Wake the girl up." He exclaimed excitedly. Koichi shook Amaya gently.
"Wake up." He commanded gently. "Come on, Amaya, wake up girl." Her midnight-blue eyes opened slowly. She blinked rapidly, taking in all of the color and light. She looked confused at this and it showed.
"Is tonight the night of the new moon?" She asked. Everybody shook their heads simultaneously.
"Naraku is dead now! You'll be able to be normal now!" Kaorinu said excitedly. Amaya narrowed her eyes at him.
"And I wasn't normal before this?" She said, playfully smacking him upside his head. Kaorinu smirked.
"No, 'cause you're my sis!" She smacked him again. The hanyou noticed the ever-growing smirk on her brother's face.
"Kaori-kun, you better not, you know that I hate that. Don't you dare!" She warned. He ignored her. Snatching her out of Koichi's arms, he flung her into the air. A high-pitched shriek escaped her lips as she came back down into her brother's waiting arms.
"Set me down." She commanded, and he did. She walked back towards Koichi. Sasuke ran up to her, barking. She lifted him up and he sneezed, happily. (A/N: When a dog sneezes, it means it likes what you're doing to it. Or maybe that's a cat...) They soon reached the palace.
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"Amaya! Oh, you're all right!" Kagome exclaimed, running at her daughter. She hugged her gently, as if she might disappear if touched for too long. When she let go, she looked up and noticed that her daughter was staring straight at her. She put one finger up and waved it back and forth in front of the girl's eyes, smiling from ear-to-ear when Amaya responded to the movement.
"Amaya, are... are you healed? Is Naraku dead?" She asked.
"Yes okaasan, he is."
Kagome must have jumped ten feet into the air at hearing this.
"Oh, Amaya, yes, yes, YES!" Kagome fell to her knees. "Thank Kami, my baby's okay. She's okay!" After looking up, she noticed the ten ookami's, Koichi, and Kotaro. She looked, confused, at her mate, who shrugged innocently and pointed at Amaya. She glared at him, but turned her attention to them.
"Who're you?" She asked. Koichi, Kotaro, and Amaya stared at each other. What were they supposed to say? 'Hey, we're the youkai that took your daughter against her will and kept her with us.' Amaya was the one who spoke up first.
"They're my friends. They saw us fighting Naraku, and they joined the fight. I owe them my life, and everyone else's life, also." Kagome looked at them in familiarity, then smiled.
"Do the names 'Kouga' or 'Ayame' have any meaning to you?" She asked. They nodded.
"Yeah, they were our parents. Why?" Kotaro spoke.
"Ayame was one of my best friends. Kouga was her mate. What happened to them?" She asked.
"Well, dad died. And mom ran off to someplace. We haven't seen her since we were four." Kagome sighed.
"Oh, well. That's Ayame for you. Always a free spirit. Ayame never was able to stay in one spot for very long." The two wolf demon brothers looked interested at hearing something about the mother that they had never truly known.
"Tell us more, Kagome-sama." Kotaro said. She shook her head.
"That's all that she ever allowed anyone to know about her. She was secretive, most free spirited creatures are. Kouga knew more about her than anyone, though. I wish that he was here to tell us. Maybe one day you will meet your mother." She said.
"We've always wondered about her. She sounds... sugoi. I think that we might go out one day to search for her." Koichi commented.
Amaya growled irritably; she made it low so that no one else could hear it. Koichi, Kotaro, and the ookami were her guests. She wanted their full, undivided attention.
'Well, at least Koichi's. I like him.' She thought.
"Let's go. Dinner must be ready now. And I'm hungry." She said, signaling for them to follow. They did, and walked to the dining area.
The table that the Inuyoukai family owned was huge. Of course, when you have two families that were as large as Sesshoumaru's and Inuyasha's, they would have to have one of that size. Koichi and Kotaro took the seats that were next to Amaya, one on each side. Sesshoumaru sat at the head of the table, Kajiime at his side. Inuyasha sat with Kagome on his elder brother's other side. Inutaisho, Satoru, and Kaorinu were missing, but they soon came tumbling in, one after the other, walking dizzily, as if they had been chasing each other. Sesshoumaru looked angrily at this, as did Inuyasha.
"Inutaisho and Satoru, walk like you are sober, which I hope you are. We have guests." He said in his harsh voice.
"Same for you, Kaorinu." Inuyasha scolded his son. They nodded, stood up straighter, and were able to walk in a normal line instead of a zigzag. Soon their dizziness from chasing each other had gone away. Kaorinu sat across from Amaya, as if he would jump the ookami brothers if they tried anything to his beloved sister. Amaya sent an angry glare towards him that clearly said 'cut it out', and he lightened up.
Soon the food was brought out. There were endless piles of chicken and beef and all sorts of salads set out. Amaya nearly drooled at the sight of it, for she hadn't eaten in two days. Out of respect, she handed the first two to Koichi and Kotaro. Then she got her own piece. In approximately fifteen seconds, it was gone, with nothing left but the bones. She received several strange glances from everybody around her. Satoru was the first to open his mouth.
"Amaya-chan, are you okay?" He asked. She looked up at him, confused.
"What do you mean, am I okay? What am I doing wrong?" She asked innocently. Inutaisho pointed at what was once chicken.
"By that." Amaya's eyes followed his finger when she noticed it.
"Oh, I ate the chicken that fast? Whoa, I'm good." All eyes were on her as she blushed. Then everyone facefaulted. Kaorinu's head created the largest bang and it shook the whole palace. Amaya laughed at this, having come up with another joke.
"You're a baka, Kaorinu. A normal airhead's head wouldn't have made such a huge thud. It would've cracked!" She fell out of her chair, rolling in laughter. She wrapped her arms around her stomach as if it would split from the laughing if she didn't, and she clenched her eyes shut, tears coming out of them. Her hanyou brother growled playfully and leapt at her. She noticed this at the last minute, pushing away from the ground with her powerful legs and shot towards the ceiling. Kaorinu followed close behind. When she sprang away from it, Kaorinu timed it wrong and went crashing through it. Wooden chips fell down and landed in the well-prepared food. Kagome and Kajiime sighed as they calmly flicked them out of their dishes. Satoru was sitting on the edge of his seat, ready to jump out and join them. He sprang out but came crashing back to the ground as Sesshoumaru grabbed his ankle and pulled him back.
"That is unacceptable behavior for a thirty-two year old, Satoru. You sit down and let my brother take care of his children." The youkai looked a little heart-broken at hearing this but he sat down, not wanting to start a confrontation between him and his father. Inuyasha leapt into the air and grabbed his seventeen-year-old son and his sixteen-year-old daughter by their wrists. He came back down and sat them both into their seats before walking back to his own.
"Sit." He commanded harshly. They willingly obeyed, knowing what happened every time their father got angry.
The rest of dinner went by slowly. Mostly Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru talking about war with the other youkai, and Kagome and Kajiime talking about the other one's looks. Then there were the typical side conversations, Akemi and Akane talking about the 'hot youkai's', Satoru, Kaorinu, and Inutaisho talking about battle strategies, Emiko and Keiko talking about their weird abilities as twins, and so on. Koichi kept glancing at Amaya, and Kotaro at Akemi. They both realized it, and chose to acknowledge it. Amaya rested her head onto Koichi's shoulder and Akemi winked at Kotaro. Both of the wolf youkai blushed furiously at the same time. Before Koichi realized what he was doing, he subconsciously reached his hand up and rubbed her ears. Amaya looked surprised, but didn't pull away. Kotaro elbowed his older brother and discretely pointed to the Inuyoukai family.
All eyes were on Amaya and Koichi, who was still rubbing her ears.
"Stop now." Amaya whispered. Koichi looked at her.
"Stop what?" He asked, confused. She stared at him.
"Stop rubbing my ears." She said. Koichi blushed and pulled his hand away nervously.
"Let's go." She begged, and stood up. "Can I... May I be excused, Sesshoumaru-sama?" He nodded. She tugged at Koichi's hand. He stood up, bowed, and ran off after her. Akemi stood up and walked over to the now- empty seat next to Kotaro. She slid into it.
"I like attention too, ya know." She said, looking up at him and smiling. Kotaro sighed softly.
'I'm getting a girlfriend now...' He thought.
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Amaya walked next to Koichi. They were in the forest now, the forest named after her father, Inuyasha. There was a full moon in the sky, meaning Amaya only had half a month until she became a full human. It shone through the trees, creating dapples of golden-yellow light onto their faces. The fireflies flew around and the crickets were chirping songs to each other. Amaya looked at Koichi's face, the moon's amber light highlighting his face.
"It's beautiful tonight, isn't it, Koichi?" She asked solemnly. She turned her attention to the moon and pointed towards it.
"They say that this is where my mother and father discovered for the first time that they truly loved each other." She smiled. "Underneath the light of the full moon." Koichi looked towards the hanyou.
"Interesting... And we just happen to be here right now. What a coincidence." He said. He took Amaya's hand and pulled her into a kiss. She didn't pull away.
She did just the opposite.
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Akemi and Kotaro stayed in their well-hidden place behind the bushes as they watched their older siblings' make out session. They both smiled at the same time.
"And they don't think that they're being watched. Honestly! There will always be someone watching the juicy stuff in life. And that's me!" Akemi said triumphantly. Kotaro looked a little nervous at the question he was about to ask, be he asked anyway.
"WillyougooutwithmeAkemi?" He said quickly. Akemi looked interested at Koichi and Amaya, but she answered.
"What?" She asked, peering farther over the bushes. Kotaro took another breath.
"Will you... will you go out with me, Akemi?" He asked. She looked at him and smiled.
"I was just waiting on you to ask. Yes, the answer is yes, I will." Kotaro let out the breath that he hadn't realized he had been holding.
"Okay, I really don't know much about girls, though. Koichi's raised me since forever. In fact, I've not met too many female youkai. Only like, two." Akemi smiled.
"Let me show you what we're like." She said, pulling him closer.
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A/N: Wow! I'm getting better at making chapters long. This one's six pages long. Didja like it? Ohhhhhh, I thought it was great! In the next chapter, Rin takes her cousins, Sasuke, Koichi, Kotaro, and the wolves on a picnic. What will occur during this family outing? Will there be any demon fights for possession over the food? *Wink, wink, nudge, nudge* I'll let you guess. *Hint, the answer starts with 'h' in Japanese and 'y' in English.* Sorry, for all you fluff lovers, that I didn't go into details about his kiss. I've never been kissed myself, I don't know what it's like. Please review!
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Tokyo Rose
Chapter 3
Dinner with the Inuyoukai's
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Sasuke, Koichi, Kotaro, and their wolf pack followed close behind Amaya as she led them through the forest. She seemed to know the way better than anyone, despite being blind. Her senses were more heightened than even a normal demon, and she was hanyou! Koichi found this amazing, and he wondered if when she got her sight and voice back, if everything would go back to normal or if it would stay the same.
Amaya's ears flicked forward as she heard a strange rustling coming from nearby. It was very slight; she could barely detect it. She froze and dropped to her stomach, signaling to the others that they should do the same. They did, and she crawled forward, slowly, cautiously. She reached the bush and sniffed. She automatically covered her nose with her hand, for the smell was frightening to her. She laid down on the ground and whimpered slightly. Koichi stood up and ran full speed to her. She shivered in fear as he reached her side. At that moment Naraku stood up. Koichi lifted the trance-like Amaya and bolted towards the others. Naraku looked towards the royal group and smirked, noticing the hanyou. Akemi and Akane slid protectively in front of her and stood there.
"Well, it's the hanyou that I cursed so many years ago. Can you see me, girl? Well, speak up!" He laughed evilly and waved his hand near her face, to the closest that anyone would allow him, and she flinched. He continued.
"If anyone can defeat me in a battle, I'll return her sight and voice." Inuyasha looked up eagerly at this, as did Kaorinu.
"What about Yusuke?" Sesshoumaru and Kajiime shouted at the same time. "Can you bring him back?" Naraku shook his head.
"No, he's dead. All because of Amaya. She killed him." Amaya fell to the ground. She put her head in her hands, as if she had a headache. Inuyasha and Kaorinu rushed to her.
"Shut up, Naraku! You're the one who killed him, not my sister!" Akemi shouted irritably. Naraku smirked. He raised his claws threateningly at her. She yelped and ran behind her brother and father, who both looked angrily at Naraku.
"Then why didn't she call out when I was coming up behind him?" Kaorinu's face was visibly red as he charged the demon.
"BECAUSE YOU HAD ALREADY PUT THE SPELL ON HER, IDIOT!" He slashed Naraku and the youkai looked surprised that a hanyou had been able to put a mark on him. Kaorinu swung back around, as his father came from one direction and Sesshoumaru from another, and they cornered him. Kajiime joined them and added the fourth corner to complete the square. Naraku looked a little frightened at this. All of the other demons of the Inuyoukai Family came in, excluding Sasuke, Kotaro, Koichi, Amaya, and the wolf pack. Kotaro looked at his brother, who was holding Amaya.
"Should I help?" He asked. Koichi nodded.
"Go for it. I'll stay here and protect Amaya." Kotaro signaled for his wolves to follow and they joined the others. Koichi watched as the fight became a massive blur. Amaya had fallen asleep in his arms.
'Probably from fear.' Koichi thought. He turned back around to see everyone walking towards him. Kotaro reached him first and smiled.
"We killed him! Naraku is dead! Wake the girl up." He exclaimed excitedly. Koichi shook Amaya gently.
"Wake up." He commanded gently. "Come on, Amaya, wake up girl." Her midnight-blue eyes opened slowly. She blinked rapidly, taking in all of the color and light. She looked confused at this and it showed.
"Is tonight the night of the new moon?" She asked. Everybody shook their heads simultaneously.
"Naraku is dead now! You'll be able to be normal now!" Kaorinu said excitedly. Amaya narrowed her eyes at him.
"And I wasn't normal before this?" She said, playfully smacking him upside his head. Kaorinu smirked.
"No, 'cause you're my sis!" She smacked him again. The hanyou noticed the ever-growing smirk on her brother's face.
"Kaori-kun, you better not, you know that I hate that. Don't you dare!" She warned. He ignored her. Snatching her out of Koichi's arms, he flung her into the air. A high-pitched shriek escaped her lips as she came back down into her brother's waiting arms.
"Set me down." She commanded, and he did. She walked back towards Koichi. Sasuke ran up to her, barking. She lifted him up and he sneezed, happily. (A/N: When a dog sneezes, it means it likes what you're doing to it. Or maybe that's a cat...) They soon reached the palace.
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"Amaya! Oh, you're all right!" Kagome exclaimed, running at her daughter. She hugged her gently, as if she might disappear if touched for too long. When she let go, she looked up and noticed that her daughter was staring straight at her. She put one finger up and waved it back and forth in front of the girl's eyes, smiling from ear-to-ear when Amaya responded to the movement.
"Amaya, are... are you healed? Is Naraku dead?" She asked.
"Yes okaasan, he is."
Kagome must have jumped ten feet into the air at hearing this.
"Oh, Amaya, yes, yes, YES!" Kagome fell to her knees. "Thank Kami, my baby's okay. She's okay!" After looking up, she noticed the ten ookami's, Koichi, and Kotaro. She looked, confused, at her mate, who shrugged innocently and pointed at Amaya. She glared at him, but turned her attention to them.
"Who're you?" She asked. Koichi, Kotaro, and Amaya stared at each other. What were they supposed to say? 'Hey, we're the youkai that took your daughter against her will and kept her with us.' Amaya was the one who spoke up first.
"They're my friends. They saw us fighting Naraku, and they joined the fight. I owe them my life, and everyone else's life, also." Kagome looked at them in familiarity, then smiled.
"Do the names 'Kouga' or 'Ayame' have any meaning to you?" She asked. They nodded.
"Yeah, they were our parents. Why?" Kotaro spoke.
"Ayame was one of my best friends. Kouga was her mate. What happened to them?" She asked.
"Well, dad died. And mom ran off to someplace. We haven't seen her since we were four." Kagome sighed.
"Oh, well. That's Ayame for you. Always a free spirit. Ayame never was able to stay in one spot for very long." The two wolf demon brothers looked interested at hearing something about the mother that they had never truly known.
"Tell us more, Kagome-sama." Kotaro said. She shook her head.
"That's all that she ever allowed anyone to know about her. She was secretive, most free spirited creatures are. Kouga knew more about her than anyone, though. I wish that he was here to tell us. Maybe one day you will meet your mother." She said.
"We've always wondered about her. She sounds... sugoi. I think that we might go out one day to search for her." Koichi commented.
Amaya growled irritably; she made it low so that no one else could hear it. Koichi, Kotaro, and the ookami were her guests. She wanted their full, undivided attention.
'Well, at least Koichi's. I like him.' She thought.
"Let's go. Dinner must be ready now. And I'm hungry." She said, signaling for them to follow. They did, and walked to the dining area.
The table that the Inuyoukai family owned was huge. Of course, when you have two families that were as large as Sesshoumaru's and Inuyasha's, they would have to have one of that size. Koichi and Kotaro took the seats that were next to Amaya, one on each side. Sesshoumaru sat at the head of the table, Kajiime at his side. Inuyasha sat with Kagome on his elder brother's other side. Inutaisho, Satoru, and Kaorinu were missing, but they soon came tumbling in, one after the other, walking dizzily, as if they had been chasing each other. Sesshoumaru looked angrily at this, as did Inuyasha.
"Inutaisho and Satoru, walk like you are sober, which I hope you are. We have guests." He said in his harsh voice.
"Same for you, Kaorinu." Inuyasha scolded his son. They nodded, stood up straighter, and were able to walk in a normal line instead of a zigzag. Soon their dizziness from chasing each other had gone away. Kaorinu sat across from Amaya, as if he would jump the ookami brothers if they tried anything to his beloved sister. Amaya sent an angry glare towards him that clearly said 'cut it out', and he lightened up.
Soon the food was brought out. There were endless piles of chicken and beef and all sorts of salads set out. Amaya nearly drooled at the sight of it, for she hadn't eaten in two days. Out of respect, she handed the first two to Koichi and Kotaro. Then she got her own piece. In approximately fifteen seconds, it was gone, with nothing left but the bones. She received several strange glances from everybody around her. Satoru was the first to open his mouth.
"Amaya-chan, are you okay?" He asked. She looked up at him, confused.
"What do you mean, am I okay? What am I doing wrong?" She asked innocently. Inutaisho pointed at what was once chicken.
"By that." Amaya's eyes followed his finger when she noticed it.
"Oh, I ate the chicken that fast? Whoa, I'm good." All eyes were on her as she blushed. Then everyone facefaulted. Kaorinu's head created the largest bang and it shook the whole palace. Amaya laughed at this, having come up with another joke.
"You're a baka, Kaorinu. A normal airhead's head wouldn't have made such a huge thud. It would've cracked!" She fell out of her chair, rolling in laughter. She wrapped her arms around her stomach as if it would split from the laughing if she didn't, and she clenched her eyes shut, tears coming out of them. Her hanyou brother growled playfully and leapt at her. She noticed this at the last minute, pushing away from the ground with her powerful legs and shot towards the ceiling. Kaorinu followed close behind. When she sprang away from it, Kaorinu timed it wrong and went crashing through it. Wooden chips fell down and landed in the well-prepared food. Kagome and Kajiime sighed as they calmly flicked them out of their dishes. Satoru was sitting on the edge of his seat, ready to jump out and join them. He sprang out but came crashing back to the ground as Sesshoumaru grabbed his ankle and pulled him back.
"That is unacceptable behavior for a thirty-two year old, Satoru. You sit down and let my brother take care of his children." The youkai looked a little heart-broken at hearing this but he sat down, not wanting to start a confrontation between him and his father. Inuyasha leapt into the air and grabbed his seventeen-year-old son and his sixteen-year-old daughter by their wrists. He came back down and sat them both into their seats before walking back to his own.
"Sit." He commanded harshly. They willingly obeyed, knowing what happened every time their father got angry.
The rest of dinner went by slowly. Mostly Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru talking about war with the other youkai, and Kagome and Kajiime talking about the other one's looks. Then there were the typical side conversations, Akemi and Akane talking about the 'hot youkai's', Satoru, Kaorinu, and Inutaisho talking about battle strategies, Emiko and Keiko talking about their weird abilities as twins, and so on. Koichi kept glancing at Amaya, and Kotaro at Akemi. They both realized it, and chose to acknowledge it. Amaya rested her head onto Koichi's shoulder and Akemi winked at Kotaro. Both of the wolf youkai blushed furiously at the same time. Before Koichi realized what he was doing, he subconsciously reached his hand up and rubbed her ears. Amaya looked surprised, but didn't pull away. Kotaro elbowed his older brother and discretely pointed to the Inuyoukai family.
All eyes were on Amaya and Koichi, who was still rubbing her ears.
"Stop now." Amaya whispered. Koichi looked at her.
"Stop what?" He asked, confused. She stared at him.
"Stop rubbing my ears." She said. Koichi blushed and pulled his hand away nervously.
"Let's go." She begged, and stood up. "Can I... May I be excused, Sesshoumaru-sama?" He nodded. She tugged at Koichi's hand. He stood up, bowed, and ran off after her. Akemi stood up and walked over to the now- empty seat next to Kotaro. She slid into it.
"I like attention too, ya know." She said, looking up at him and smiling. Kotaro sighed softly.
'I'm getting a girlfriend now...' He thought.
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Amaya walked next to Koichi. They were in the forest now, the forest named after her father, Inuyasha. There was a full moon in the sky, meaning Amaya only had half a month until she became a full human. It shone through the trees, creating dapples of golden-yellow light onto their faces. The fireflies flew around and the crickets were chirping songs to each other. Amaya looked at Koichi's face, the moon's amber light highlighting his face.
"It's beautiful tonight, isn't it, Koichi?" She asked solemnly. She turned her attention to the moon and pointed towards it.
"They say that this is where my mother and father discovered for the first time that they truly loved each other." She smiled. "Underneath the light of the full moon." Koichi looked towards the hanyou.
"Interesting... And we just happen to be here right now. What a coincidence." He said. He took Amaya's hand and pulled her into a kiss. She didn't pull away.
She did just the opposite.
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Akemi and Kotaro stayed in their well-hidden place behind the bushes as they watched their older siblings' make out session. They both smiled at the same time.
"And they don't think that they're being watched. Honestly! There will always be someone watching the juicy stuff in life. And that's me!" Akemi said triumphantly. Kotaro looked a little nervous at the question he was about to ask, be he asked anyway.
"WillyougooutwithmeAkemi?" He said quickly. Akemi looked interested at Koichi and Amaya, but she answered.
"What?" She asked, peering farther over the bushes. Kotaro took another breath.
"Will you... will you go out with me, Akemi?" He asked. She looked at him and smiled.
"I was just waiting on you to ask. Yes, the answer is yes, I will." Kotaro let out the breath that he hadn't realized he had been holding.
"Okay, I really don't know much about girls, though. Koichi's raised me since forever. In fact, I've not met too many female youkai. Only like, two." Akemi smiled.
"Let me show you what we're like." She said, pulling him closer.
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A/N: Wow! I'm getting better at making chapters long. This one's six pages long. Didja like it? Ohhhhhh, I thought it was great! In the next chapter, Rin takes her cousins, Sasuke, Koichi, Kotaro, and the wolves on a picnic. What will occur during this family outing? Will there be any demon fights for possession over the food? *Wink, wink, nudge, nudge* I'll let you guess. *Hint, the answer starts with 'h' in Japanese and 'y' in English.* Sorry, for all you fluff lovers, that I didn't go into details about his kiss. I've never been kissed myself, I don't know what it's like. Please review!