Posted: 4/27/03

Ok! Just thought I'd clear something up! WAIT! I CAN'T YET! NO! HOWEVER! ACK! WAIT I CAN'T TELL YOU! YOU TELL THEM KOGA!

Koga: Wouldn't that ruin it for them too?

Hyperchica: NO!!!! OH NO!!! AH!!!! How am I gonna clear this up?

Koga: How about you let them read the chapter?

Hyperchica: BRILLIANT!! *Glomps Koga*

Koga: Can't. Breath. Going. To. Faint. **Falls down**

Hyperchica: Oopsies! I think I strangled Koga! **Checks for pulse, because she learned how to at her CPR class that she took like five years ago, lol! ** He's still alive. YEAH! Well, I guess I'll just leave him here. At least I don't have to worry about him running off this chappy!

REVIEWER RESPONSES:

****Kikyo-sama****: I'm glad you like the name "Kokopuff!" It took me FOREVER to figure out a semi-good nickname for Koga! Ok, Kokopuff is kind of a lame name (OOH! I RHYMED!), but still, it's the only thing I could think of. Glad you like it!

****LilInuyashaMunky****: Hey! Nice to hear from you again! What's up! I'm glad you though chappy 13 was funny! Yeah, I guess chappy 14 was sad, but it's cool you like the nacho thing! I actually hate nachos, but I have a tendency to gravitate towards using nachos to a comical effect. CUZ NACHOS ARE FUNNY!!! Heeheehee. Sorry my chappies are getting depressing. But hey, that's what the NACHOS are here for! Comic relief! And Adena is for comic relief too! :) and about the confuzzling yourself part, don't worry, I do that a lot. But I'm not allowed to have caffeine. They say it's for my own good.

****anime haiku****: Hmm . . . if you are thinking who is the mother, I bet you are thinking wrong! :) hahaha! NO! EEEEEEEE! NO POKING!!!! EEEEEE! EEEEEEE! I'VE BEEN POKED ENOUGH TODAY! EEEEEEE!!! Ok. Poking all gone. I hope.

****Asher Tye****: YEAH! I GOT FLUFFY'S CHARACTER RIGHT!!! Hope I can keep him non-OOC . . . err. . . IC . . . err. . . in character . . . err . . . acting like he normally does in the show. Geez I have confuzzled myself again. I've actually never seen Runaway Bride, so I wouldn't know if it'll be anything like that. However, Shippo and Kunyo WILL meet each other. Eventually. Probably more sooner than later. :) I'm happy you liked last chappy!

****Nightswift****: Um . . .well, during this chapter, you will find out what Adena and Koga did to get a son. I might add, this is a NON-LEMON chapter in a NON-LEMON fic. :) Kagome's overprotective because HER LITTLE BABY IS GROWING UP SO FAST **BAWL**. No, Rin cannot kill Sesshomaru, and NO! I will NOT kill Kunyo! I spent too much time sketching him to kill him off! :) And he'll be out of Rin and Shippo's way sooner or later. . . most likely later. And I'm still trying to decide if I;m gonna have any S/M and/or I/K. I'll consult Fairy_tail. :)

****darkpride**** : I am officially stepping out of this vegeta battle! I don't wanna get hurt! Lol! Yeah, it kinda does suck for Rin. But wait until you read this chappy! Bwahahhahahahhahaaaaaa!

****ArtanisAE**** : HEY! That's MY wolf-boy you are talking about! Heehee

ON WITH THE FICCY!!!!

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Chapter 16

Un Malentendido (A Misunderstanding)

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3~~~~~Where we are starting from~~~~~3

"Oh yes, Rin, there is one more person I would like you to meet."

Just then, a tall young wolf demon stepped out from a side room. He looked remarkably like Koga, except for his green eyes and short hair, which was pulled back at the nape of his neck in a short, Miroku-type ponytail.

"This is my son, Kunyo," explained Koga.

Kunyo walked closer to Rin, finally ending up right next to her and smiling at her most self-assuredly.

Sesshomaru threw Rin for a loop with his addition to Rin's knowledge of the wolf-demon youth.

"He's your fiancé."

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3~~~~~And now we continue~~~~~3

Rin was stunned. 'Fiancé?' Rin dropped all ladylike pretenses and started yelling.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'FIANCÉ'? SINCE WHEN DO I HAVE A FIANCÉ? I DON'T WANT NO FRIGGIN' FIANCÉ!"

The three male demons in the room stood there, shocked that the quiet young maiden who was standing in front of them could speak so crudely.

It was Adena who finally broke the silence. She put her chin on Koga's shoulder and whispered into his ear. Even though she was very quiet, the silent atmosphere of the Great Hall allowed everyone to hear the four short words.

"I told you so."

The Hall erupted into a hubbub. (KEWL WORD!) It was complete and utter chaos.

Adena was smirking, saying "I told you so" repeatedly, and Koga was yelling back at her, "HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE RUMORS ABOUT HER BEING SUBMISSIVE WERE FALSE?"

Rin was yelling, "¡NO TENGO UN NOVIO, NO QUIERO UN NOVIO! ¡VETE! ¡VETE! ¡VETE! ¡VETE!"(I don't have a boyfriend, I don't want a boyfriend! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!) Meanwhile Sesshomaru sat down on his throne, wondering, 'Who the heck taught Rin to speak Spanish?'

Kunyo still stood next to Rin, slyly putting his arm around her waist. Rin finally noticed.

"PERVERT! GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!" she screamed. She pushed him away, and then decided he deserved to be hurt. She knocked him down with a roundhouse kick, then knocked him unconscious with her weapon, the two sticks she had conveniently hidden in the sash of her kimono.

Kunyo fell on the floor limp. The entire room went from chaotic to still in 2.3 seconds. They all stared at Rin and Kunyo.

"Oh my god . . ." someone said from the other side of the hall.

"What?" snapped Rin.

No one answered her.

"DANG IT! WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED!" she yelled.

Koga audibly gulped and started to speak to Rin, his eyes still trained on Kunyo. His voice was shaking. "You . . . just . . . knocked out the titleholder of the Annual Demon Fighting Competition. With two blows. TWO! DANG IT! TWO!"

Rin saw the look in Koga's eyes. He was angry. Very angry. Rin wasn't stupid. She ran toward her quarters. Quickly. Unfortunately, not quick enough, due to the shards in Koga's possession. Koga blocked her way.

"Where do you think you are going?" snarled Koga.

"Um . . ." Rin was at a loss for words. If she had known knocking out the wolf-demon youth was going to cause this much trouble . . .

"KOKO-PUFF!" Adena's shrill voice cut through the air. "What do you think you are doing? Leave the girl alone! Just because she's stronger than Kunyo - -"

"Shut up!" snapped Koga.

"Cease this. Let her leave, Koga. Before I make you," said Sesshomaru in a deadly calm voice.

"Yes sir," said Koga through gritted teeth as he stepped aside to let Rin pass. As soon as she had the chance, Rin bolted in the direction of her room. She disappeared from sight, and about fifteen seconds later, they heard a door slam.

"Koga, my friend, intimidating Rin is no way to get her to marry your nephew," said Sesshomaru.

"Son, Sesshomaru, he's my son now. Adena and I adopted him, and now he's our son," corrected Koga.

"Oh yes, how could I have forgotten?" said Sesshomaru.

Kunyo began to stir, groaning as he did. He slowly sat upright and rubbed his head.

"What happened, mother?" he asked Adena, who was the closest person to him.

"Well, Kunyo, you just got your butt kicked by your fiancé," replied Adena with a straight face.

Kunyo had a dreamy look on his face.

"Wow . . . YEP! She's mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!"

The three other demons just stared at him. Kunyo noticed.

"What? She's gorgeous, she's got spunk, and she's not helpless! She's a lot better than a lot of the demon chicks I've met," said Kunyo. He then turned to Sesshomaru.

"May I marry her now, or do I have to wait until tomorrow?" he asked.

"You have to wait a bit longer than that, young wolf. You must wait a month. If you really are serious, you will wait a month. And you must attempt to woo her. Though I doubt you will be successful. However, Rin does know that she cannot stay here forever, and if she does not find a mate soon, she will have to leave permanently. So you most likely shall have no problem convincing her to be your mate. However, she must agree of her own free will. I will not meddle more than I already have," said Sesshomaru in a rare moment of loquaciousness (OOH! KEWL WORD! Means: he feels like her wants to talk a lot.).

"Yes sir!" said Kunyo, a grin across his face.

'What a great seventeenth birthday present!' thought Kunyo as he dashed outside of the Hall. 'I bet anything that the gods made that girl just for me!'

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Rin sat on a bench outside the palace, in one of the many gardens surrounding it.

'Oh Shippo! Why? Am I never to see you again? Sesshomaru just doesn't understand! What can I do? I can't bear the thought of never seeing your smiling face ever again! Shippo! I wish I never had to return to this awful place! I hate you, Urissa! You ruined it all! You ruined everything! Everything! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been hurt so bad, and I wouldn't have had to come back, and Shippo wouldn't have been thrown in the dungeon and mistreated and . . . and . . . oh! I hope you're happy, you mutt! My life is ruined because of you!' Rin thought as tears poured down her de-makeup-ed face.

"Rin?" She heard a male voice behind her. A teenage male voice!

'Could it be?' she thought excitedly as she turned around. The second she turned around, she was drawn into a big hug, and enveloped with strong, muscular arms. She was elated for a moment, until she realized that the man she was hugging was not Shippo.

She jumped back.

"You again," she spat.

"Nice to see you too!" said Kunyo congenially.

Rin began to stomp away, when Kunyo placed his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm very sorry if my father said something to upset you," he said, regret tolling deep within his voice.

"He didn't say anything. Your face is enough to make anyone cry."

Rin meant that as an insult, but Kunyo, being so used to girls swooning over him, did not take it as such.

"Don't worry, fair Rin. I know you fear some other girl will come and steal me away from you, but that is no reason to cry! After all that fear is unfounded!" remarked Kunyo.

Rin turned around, not believing her ears. "You really are stupid, huh?"

Kunyo replied, "If I am stupid, it is only because your dazzling wit and charm stun me into stupidity."

Rin turned back around, shaking her head in disgust. "Haven't you done enough already? Just go! Leave me!"

"Your father and my mother and father are waiting. They are expecting me to escort you inside, at least," said Kunyo.

"Sesshomaru is not my father. My parents are dead!" yelled Rin.

"As are mine, Rin. As are mine."

Rin stopped, shocked. This wolf demon had no real parents either? Her heart softened a bit towards him.

"Fine. You may escort me in," said Rin, standing next to Kunyo, who placed her arm around his waist, then likewise slipped his arm around her lower back. Rin was taken aback, and began to set up for a roundhouse kick again.

"Wait, Rin. They are also expecting us to have bonded a bit. We need to walk like this to make it more convincing."

Rin relaxed ever so slightly, and began walking with Kunyo toward the door to the Great Hall. She stopped abruptly and turned to face him.

"However, Kunyo, remember one thing: You will not go into my bedroom with me! Under any circumstances!" Rin yelled.

"Why Rin, I would never dream of doing such a thing!" said Kunyo. They headed toward the entrance to the Great Hall. Just before they were about to enter, Kunyo turned to Rin. He lightly kissed her on her forehead as he opened the doors.

"Hello, mother, father, Lord Sesshomaru. We have returned," announced Kunyo, ignoring the "if our parents weren't here you would be so dead right now for kissing me without my permission" look on Rin's face.

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Unbeknownst to Rin and all others present on the castle grounds, a certain male fox demon watched over the walls from a tree.

He watched as Rin put her arm willingly around the waist of the tall, dark, and handsome wolf royalty, and saw that she did not fight back when he possessively curled his arm around her. He caught snippets of conversation after that, mainly coming from Rin.

" . . . Remember . . . go . . . bedroom . . . me . . . any . . ."

He also caught a bit of the male's dialogue.

" Rin . . . dream . . . doing . . . thing . . ."

He was disgusted.

'Less than 5 hours after I left her, and here she is now, with another man! Inviting him into her bedroom! Slut.'

However, Shippo was still shocked to see that, as they entered the main building of the castle, the wolf demon kissed Rin. And she did nothing the stop him. Nothing at all.

'I've seen enough,' thought Shippo as he ran off toward the temporary hut he had made in the forest outside the castle ground. His heart seemed as though it was broken into little tiny pieces, never to be fixed again.

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WAH! I'm gonna cry!!! It's all a malentendido! Uh, I mean, misunderstanding (en espanyol!) Yeah.

OH YES: NOW DO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND? I (Adena) AM (is) NOT A REAL MOTHER! KUNYO IS HER ADOPTED SON!!! :) I DO NOT HAVE A SON!!

However in real life, I have 160 kids, from grades kindergarten to eighth grade! I love my kids! And come April 24, I loose my visitation rights! Ok, they're not my real kids. It's this thing I volunteer for where there are about 160 kids involved, and I love them all as if they were my own! Cept . . . well . . . n/m. I don't wanna be a mommy just yet. Even my loverly 160 kids get on my nerves sometimes . . . ok . . . a lot of the time . . . I don't have the patience . . . or the seriousness to be a mommy. I get . . . annoyed with them sometimes . . . yeah . . . anyways. I STILL LOVE MY 160 KIDS!!!! (P.S.: I am not making this up.)

Btw, I just wanna tell you all, no more original characters will be added to this fic from this point on. However, I do want to find out if you actually know who any of my original characters are. So here's a quizzy!

Kunyo is: a) A hybrid demon b) Rin's brother c) Koga's wife d) Rin's fiancé e) Shippo's best friend f) A puppy dog that lives in the lake near Portland Airport.

Urissa is: a) Inuyasha's mother b) Rin's best friend c) A hybrid demon d) Koga's wife e) Shippo's sister f) A pink elephant

Adena is: a) Koga's wife b) A hybrid demon c) Koga's sister d) Rin's mother e) Kagome's friend f) A gerbil (who you do not put down the garbage disposal cuz she will not be your friend)

Oh yes, if any of you would like pictures of the characters, just leave it in a SIGNED review or in an unsigned review with your email in it. :) And I will send you pictures. Make sure you mention the pictures of whom you want.

I have:

Rin (colored) (older) (pant outfit) Rin (not colored) (older) (short kimono) Rin (not colored) (older) (formal Kimono) Shippo (non colored) (older) Urissa (colored) Chibi Urissa (non colored) (Urissa as a nine year old) Kunyo (colored face) Kunyo (non colored full body sketch) Chibi Kunyo (non colored) (Kunyo at age nine-ish) Adena (Non colored)

So, name which ones you want! And I will send you them.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!

I need ****6**** reviews before I post the next chappy!!!!