It's the fourth chapter! Yah! I'm doing good! I don't have much to say, so lets get on with the story.
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Past vs. Future: Inuyasha's Love
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Chapter 4: Casual Friends
Inuyasha jumped out of the well with Kagome in his arms. She just sighed as he opened the well door and brought them into the sunlight of her time.
Inuyasha sniffed the air and cringed. "Why does it always smell this bad?"
Kagome gave him a puzzling look. "It's from all the cars depleting the ozone layer."
Inuyasha just looked at her dumbly. "What layer?"
Kagome shook her head. "Never mind. You wouldn't understand." She tried to reposition herself in his arms. She grumbled. "Will you put me down now, please?"
Inuyasha nodded as he set her on the ground gently. "No one is home," he said looking at the house.
Kagome turned to look at her driveway. The car was gone. "Hmm... I wonder where they went." She shrugged as she limped toward the house. "They're probably just out to dinner or ice cream or something."
Kagome yawned as she entered her house. "It's good to be home." She smiled. She turned to Inuyasha. "Now, Inuyasha, I'm going to go take a hot soaking bath now. So I don't want you coming up to my room. Stay down here and watch TV or something. And when I'm done, it'll be your turn."
"My turn?"
"Of course. There is no way your going to stay here without bathing. So while you're in the shower I'll make dinner, OK?"
Inuyasha nodded, not understanding what a shower was.
"Good. Then I'll be back later. Sit down and relax, and remember, NO PEEKING!" With that she did her best to storm up the stairs. With that sentence Inuyasha went plummeting to the floor. "Oops! Sorry, Inuyasha! I didn't mean it!"
He grumbled and waved her away. He smirked as he watched her. Once the spell wore off and she was out of his sight he plopped down on the couch. He had a long and tiring day, but he wasn't about to admit it to anyone.
***
Kagome turned the water on and added a few capfuls of bubble bath and a few oil balls to the bath. She went back into her room and grabbed her pajamas and a towel and set them on the counter, closing the bathroom door behind her.
She reached up to the shelf in the bathroom and turned her CD player on. A light melody starting to play. Kagome quickly undressed and settled down into the steamy water. She sighed as she leaned her head against the back of the tub.
She laid there for quite some time soaking. Then one of her favorite songs came on. It was Total Eclipse of the Heart, done originally by Bonnie Tyler. But this version was by some Japanese singer that Kagome couldn't remember the name of.
The song just seemed to be appropriate. It described her life, somewhat, and Inuyasha's. She sang it, letting her heart go into it.
***
Inuyasha was almost a sleep when he heard an upbeat melody coming from upstairs. Wanting to know what it was, he quietly went up to Kagome's room and peeked in. Her bathroom door was shut, so he just sat down on the floor to listen.
He heard a beautiful voice start to sing, followed by a more clearer voice. Kagome was singing to the song. Inuyasha smiled as he listened.
***
Turnaround, every now and then I get a
little bit lonely and you're never coming around
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
--Inuyasha's eyes lowered and he looked down at the ground as she sang. He was listening to her words. She seemed to really put everything she had into singing along with the song. --
--*Is this song suppose to represent everything I do...?* he thought. The song made him sad.--
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
--*Does she want me to be there forever, for me to hold her and never let her go?* Inuyasha would have to question her later. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and continued to listen.--
Turnaround, Every now and then I know
you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
--A tear came to Inuyasha's eye. This was the second time in a few days time he had shed a tear. And it was because he loved Kagome. He could finally admit it to himself. *I love her. I love her more then anything.*--
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
--The song ended and he could hear Kagome sighing in the bathroom. A couple seconds later he heard her weeping. His heart sank. He wouldn't make her cry anymore. He was going to do it tonight.-
-- He stood up and quietly exited the room--
***
Kagome sighed once she had finished the song.
*This song reminds me so much of us,* she thought. *But I don't think he'll ever understand.*
Kagome cupped her hands to face and started to weep. She hated when she made herself cry. She hated thinking back to all the things she had seen him do with Kikyo. She hated thinking about them being together, hated thinking about the things he said to her, did to her.
*He's never kissed me,* she cried. *Only Kikyo... he loves Kikyo. I'm nothing but the shard detector.* She cried even harder.
When she had finished thinking her negative thoughts, she got out of the bath and dried off. She washed the tears from her face and got dressed. Her eyes were still puffy from crying. She didn't really care, just as long as Inuyasha didn't see her like this.
Just thinking of him made tears swell up in her eyes. *Stop it!* she mentally yelled at herself. *Crying over him isn't going to make anything better.* But she couldn't help it. She went to her bed and crawled under the covers. She shoved her face into her soft pillow and continued to cry softly.
*He can wait to bath and eat. I need to get this out of my system first* And that's what she did. She cried over Inuyasha. She cried knowing he didn't love her. She cried knowing they would never be together. She cried thinking about what she would do after all the jewel shards were collected.
***
It was getting darker outside. In just a few minutes he would turn human. He sighed and hit the couch pillow. *Stupid New Moon. Stupid Kikyo. Stupid me.* He was about to take his aggression out on the pillow when he heard a soft cry coming from Kagome's room. His ears perked up.
"Now what is she crying about?" Inuyasha stood up from the couch and started up the stairs. As he went his white hair turned black and his demon ears disappeared. His claws and fangs retracted. He was human.
He came to her door and knocked on it softly. "Kagome?"
Without his demon hearing, he didn't know what she was doing.
"Hold on, Inuyasha!" she called, saying it as if she had never been crying. "I'm getting dressed."
"Ok." He leaned against the door and waited. He was nervous. He had to do it now. He didn't want to see her cry any more.
*But what if Miroku and Sango were wrong? I don't think I could ever face her again if she rejected me*
*What if...* His thoughts were interrupted when Kagome opened the door. Being only human, he lost his balance and fell backward, landing on his back on her bedroom floor.
"Inuyasha! I'm so sorry!" she leaned down next to him to make sure he was alright. "You OK?"
"Feh." He pushed her away and stood up, smoothing his kimono out.
"Your human. I didn't hurt you, did I?" Kagome looked up at him.
*Is she actually worried?* he mentally asked himself. He "feh'd" again. "I'm fine."
She sighed in relief. "Well, since your fine, it your turn to take a shower."
All thoughts of him confessing to her faltered at the mention of shower. "Um.. Kagome. What's a shower?"
Kagome sweat dropped. "It's like bath, only you stand up while the water falls over the top of you."
"Like a water fall?"
"Something like that. Only it doesn't come down as hard and it's hot."
"Oh."
"Now get in there!" She started to push him into the bathroom. She showed him how to work the shower, left him a towel and clean pair of clothes (modern of course) and took his dirty laundry away. "Now get cleaned up. I'm going to clean these and start dinner."
He could only nod as she shut the door behind her.
He sighed. "I can fight demons and not be afraid of death, but I'm a coward when it comes to telling her how I feel." He sighed and got into the shower. Dinner would be ready soon.
***
Kagome hummed as she stirred the ramen. She was trying to keep a happy face for Inuyasha's sake. She didn't want to make him think anything was wrong. She had gotten most of it out of her system anyway. Well, for now at least.
"Is it ready, yet?" Inuyasha asked, coming into the kitchen, a towel on his head. He was attempting to dry his hair.
"Almost. Why don't you you-know down on the couch in the living room and I'll brush your hair out," she said.
He stopped towel dying his head and gave her a funny look. "Huh?"
"It needs to be brushed. So I'll do it for you."
He shrugged. "Whatever." He turned to go sit on the couch.
Kagome smiled happily. She put the ramen on simmer and followed Inuyasha into the living room, a brush in hand. "On the floor, "she said, trying to avoid the S word.
He did as she asked. She sat down on the couch herself and started brushing his hair. It came out pretty well for the most part. She snagged a few knots but was able to brush them out. "Ya know, Inuyasha. You really do need a haircut. Look at these split ends!"
"I like my hair long!" he yelled.
She rested her hand on top of his head. "I never said you had to get it cut short, silly. Just the tips to get rid of those split ends."
"Feh. Whatever."
She squealed in delight. "Ok! I'll be right back." Kagome raced to the kitchen and dug through the drawer until she found the scissors. She came back and commanded Inuyasha to stand. He did and she knelt down to tip his hair. It took her less then 5 minutes. She stood up to admire her work.
"I did a good job." She smiled and looked at him. His black hair was now straight and shinny. He looked gorgeous. She blushed and turned away.
"Ok, I think the ramen is done now. Lets go eat."
Inuyasha's eyes brightened at the mention of ramen. He followed her into the kitchen and sat down at the table waiting for her to serve him.
Once the bowl was in front of him he dug in. She had just sat down to eat her bowl when he finished.
She crooked one eye up at him. "Done already?" He nodded. "Well.. the pan is up there if you want more." Then she went to eating her own dinner.
Inuyasha got up and served himself the ramen using a weird spoon that was pointy curves in it. He sat back down and ate his second bowl. When he had finished the second bowl he thanked her.
Kagome looked at him puzzled. "Your welcome, Inuyasha." She took both their bowls and started to clean the kitchen.
"Do.. do you need help?" he asked, coming up behind her. "No. That's ok." She looked over her shoulder at him. "Could you do me a favor, though, and take my bag up to my room. I don't want them to know I'm home until tomorrow."
He nodded. "No problem."
She smiled at him. "Thanks, Inuyasha." She went back to cleaning the kitchen.
He went back into the living room and found her yellow bag that he had dropped down by the couch. He picked it up and made his way up to her room. He shut the door behind him and set her bag next to her desk.
He turned around to look at her room. Her bed was messy, as if she had just been in it recently. He went over and sat down on it, running his hands over her pillow. It was wet. He sighed. She had been crying on her bed earlier.
He looked up at her dresser and saw something he hadn't seen in there before. He stood up and picked the object up. It was a picture of all of them back in his time. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kagome, and himself. He sat on her bed again looking at it.
*She looks so happy in it* he thought. He traced his finger over Kagome's face. "I need to tell you..."
"Tell me what?" she said walking into the room.
Inuyasha jumped off the bed surprised by her sudden arrival.
"What is that you're holding?" she asked coming up along side him to look. "Oh, it's the picture I had Kaede take for us." She took it from his hands. She sighed and put it back on the dresser. She turned to face him. "Now what were you saying about telling me something?"
Inuyasha sighed and looked down at the ground. His voice grew sad. "Kagome. We need to talk." He looked up at her.
She seemed shocked but she nodded. She came and sat beside him on the bed, looking down at her hands.
She sighed. *I guess we had to get this over with sooner or later* she thought to herself. She closed her eyes shut tight. "Alright, Inuyasha. I'm listening."
Inuyasha looked at her afraid of what to say, and how to say it. He took a deep breath and started from the beginning.
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Ain't I evil!! BAWHAHAHAHA! More to come!! Please R&R
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Past vs. Future: Inuyasha's Love
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Chapter 4: Casual Friends
Inuyasha jumped out of the well with Kagome in his arms. She just sighed as he opened the well door and brought them into the sunlight of her time.
Inuyasha sniffed the air and cringed. "Why does it always smell this bad?"
Kagome gave him a puzzling look. "It's from all the cars depleting the ozone layer."
Inuyasha just looked at her dumbly. "What layer?"
Kagome shook her head. "Never mind. You wouldn't understand." She tried to reposition herself in his arms. She grumbled. "Will you put me down now, please?"
Inuyasha nodded as he set her on the ground gently. "No one is home," he said looking at the house.
Kagome turned to look at her driveway. The car was gone. "Hmm... I wonder where they went." She shrugged as she limped toward the house. "They're probably just out to dinner or ice cream or something."
Kagome yawned as she entered her house. "It's good to be home." She smiled. She turned to Inuyasha. "Now, Inuyasha, I'm going to go take a hot soaking bath now. So I don't want you coming up to my room. Stay down here and watch TV or something. And when I'm done, it'll be your turn."
"My turn?"
"Of course. There is no way your going to stay here without bathing. So while you're in the shower I'll make dinner, OK?"
Inuyasha nodded, not understanding what a shower was.
"Good. Then I'll be back later. Sit down and relax, and remember, NO PEEKING!" With that she did her best to storm up the stairs. With that sentence Inuyasha went plummeting to the floor. "Oops! Sorry, Inuyasha! I didn't mean it!"
He grumbled and waved her away. He smirked as he watched her. Once the spell wore off and she was out of his sight he plopped down on the couch. He had a long and tiring day, but he wasn't about to admit it to anyone.
***
Kagome turned the water on and added a few capfuls of bubble bath and a few oil balls to the bath. She went back into her room and grabbed her pajamas and a towel and set them on the counter, closing the bathroom door behind her.
She reached up to the shelf in the bathroom and turned her CD player on. A light melody starting to play. Kagome quickly undressed and settled down into the steamy water. She sighed as she leaned her head against the back of the tub.
She laid there for quite some time soaking. Then one of her favorite songs came on. It was Total Eclipse of the Heart, done originally by Bonnie Tyler. But this version was by some Japanese singer that Kagome couldn't remember the name of.
The song just seemed to be appropriate. It described her life, somewhat, and Inuyasha's. She sang it, letting her heart go into it.
***
Inuyasha was almost a sleep when he heard an upbeat melody coming from upstairs. Wanting to know what it was, he quietly went up to Kagome's room and peeked in. Her bathroom door was shut, so he just sat down on the floor to listen.
He heard a beautiful voice start to sing, followed by a more clearer voice. Kagome was singing to the song. Inuyasha smiled as he listened.
***
Turnaround, every now and then I get a
little bit lonely and you're never coming around
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
--Inuyasha's eyes lowered and he looked down at the ground as she sang. He was listening to her words. She seemed to really put everything she had into singing along with the song. --
--*Is this song suppose to represent everything I do...?* he thought. The song made him sad.--
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
--*Does she want me to be there forever, for me to hold her and never let her go?* Inuyasha would have to question her later. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and continued to listen.--
Turnaround, Every now and then I know
you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
--A tear came to Inuyasha's eye. This was the second time in a few days time he had shed a tear. And it was because he loved Kagome. He could finally admit it to himself. *I love her. I love her more then anything.*--
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
The total eclipse of the heart
--The song ended and he could hear Kagome sighing in the bathroom. A couple seconds later he heard her weeping. His heart sank. He wouldn't make her cry anymore. He was going to do it tonight.-
-- He stood up and quietly exited the room--
***
Kagome sighed once she had finished the song.
*This song reminds me so much of us,* she thought. *But I don't think he'll ever understand.*
Kagome cupped her hands to face and started to weep. She hated when she made herself cry. She hated thinking back to all the things she had seen him do with Kikyo. She hated thinking about them being together, hated thinking about the things he said to her, did to her.
*He's never kissed me,* she cried. *Only Kikyo... he loves Kikyo. I'm nothing but the shard detector.* She cried even harder.
When she had finished thinking her negative thoughts, she got out of the bath and dried off. She washed the tears from her face and got dressed. Her eyes were still puffy from crying. She didn't really care, just as long as Inuyasha didn't see her like this.
Just thinking of him made tears swell up in her eyes. *Stop it!* she mentally yelled at herself. *Crying over him isn't going to make anything better.* But she couldn't help it. She went to her bed and crawled under the covers. She shoved her face into her soft pillow and continued to cry softly.
*He can wait to bath and eat. I need to get this out of my system first* And that's what she did. She cried over Inuyasha. She cried knowing he didn't love her. She cried knowing they would never be together. She cried thinking about what she would do after all the jewel shards were collected.
***
It was getting darker outside. In just a few minutes he would turn human. He sighed and hit the couch pillow. *Stupid New Moon. Stupid Kikyo. Stupid me.* He was about to take his aggression out on the pillow when he heard a soft cry coming from Kagome's room. His ears perked up.
"Now what is she crying about?" Inuyasha stood up from the couch and started up the stairs. As he went his white hair turned black and his demon ears disappeared. His claws and fangs retracted. He was human.
He came to her door and knocked on it softly. "Kagome?"
Without his demon hearing, he didn't know what she was doing.
"Hold on, Inuyasha!" she called, saying it as if she had never been crying. "I'm getting dressed."
"Ok." He leaned against the door and waited. He was nervous. He had to do it now. He didn't want to see her cry any more.
*But what if Miroku and Sango were wrong? I don't think I could ever face her again if she rejected me*
*What if...* His thoughts were interrupted when Kagome opened the door. Being only human, he lost his balance and fell backward, landing on his back on her bedroom floor.
"Inuyasha! I'm so sorry!" she leaned down next to him to make sure he was alright. "You OK?"
"Feh." He pushed her away and stood up, smoothing his kimono out.
"Your human. I didn't hurt you, did I?" Kagome looked up at him.
*Is she actually worried?* he mentally asked himself. He "feh'd" again. "I'm fine."
She sighed in relief. "Well, since your fine, it your turn to take a shower."
All thoughts of him confessing to her faltered at the mention of shower. "Um.. Kagome. What's a shower?"
Kagome sweat dropped. "It's like bath, only you stand up while the water falls over the top of you."
"Like a water fall?"
"Something like that. Only it doesn't come down as hard and it's hot."
"Oh."
"Now get in there!" She started to push him into the bathroom. She showed him how to work the shower, left him a towel and clean pair of clothes (modern of course) and took his dirty laundry away. "Now get cleaned up. I'm going to clean these and start dinner."
He could only nod as she shut the door behind her.
He sighed. "I can fight demons and not be afraid of death, but I'm a coward when it comes to telling her how I feel." He sighed and got into the shower. Dinner would be ready soon.
***
Kagome hummed as she stirred the ramen. She was trying to keep a happy face for Inuyasha's sake. She didn't want to make him think anything was wrong. She had gotten most of it out of her system anyway. Well, for now at least.
"Is it ready, yet?" Inuyasha asked, coming into the kitchen, a towel on his head. He was attempting to dry his hair.
"Almost. Why don't you you-know down on the couch in the living room and I'll brush your hair out," she said.
He stopped towel dying his head and gave her a funny look. "Huh?"
"It needs to be brushed. So I'll do it for you."
He shrugged. "Whatever." He turned to go sit on the couch.
Kagome smiled happily. She put the ramen on simmer and followed Inuyasha into the living room, a brush in hand. "On the floor, "she said, trying to avoid the S word.
He did as she asked. She sat down on the couch herself and started brushing his hair. It came out pretty well for the most part. She snagged a few knots but was able to brush them out. "Ya know, Inuyasha. You really do need a haircut. Look at these split ends!"
"I like my hair long!" he yelled.
She rested her hand on top of his head. "I never said you had to get it cut short, silly. Just the tips to get rid of those split ends."
"Feh. Whatever."
She squealed in delight. "Ok! I'll be right back." Kagome raced to the kitchen and dug through the drawer until she found the scissors. She came back and commanded Inuyasha to stand. He did and she knelt down to tip his hair. It took her less then 5 minutes. She stood up to admire her work.
"I did a good job." She smiled and looked at him. His black hair was now straight and shinny. He looked gorgeous. She blushed and turned away.
"Ok, I think the ramen is done now. Lets go eat."
Inuyasha's eyes brightened at the mention of ramen. He followed her into the kitchen and sat down at the table waiting for her to serve him.
Once the bowl was in front of him he dug in. She had just sat down to eat her bowl when he finished.
She crooked one eye up at him. "Done already?" He nodded. "Well.. the pan is up there if you want more." Then she went to eating her own dinner.
Inuyasha got up and served himself the ramen using a weird spoon that was pointy curves in it. He sat back down and ate his second bowl. When he had finished the second bowl he thanked her.
Kagome looked at him puzzled. "Your welcome, Inuyasha." She took both their bowls and started to clean the kitchen.
"Do.. do you need help?" he asked, coming up behind her. "No. That's ok." She looked over her shoulder at him. "Could you do me a favor, though, and take my bag up to my room. I don't want them to know I'm home until tomorrow."
He nodded. "No problem."
She smiled at him. "Thanks, Inuyasha." She went back to cleaning the kitchen.
He went back into the living room and found her yellow bag that he had dropped down by the couch. He picked it up and made his way up to her room. He shut the door behind him and set her bag next to her desk.
He turned around to look at her room. Her bed was messy, as if she had just been in it recently. He went over and sat down on it, running his hands over her pillow. It was wet. He sighed. She had been crying on her bed earlier.
He looked up at her dresser and saw something he hadn't seen in there before. He stood up and picked the object up. It was a picture of all of them back in his time. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kagome, and himself. He sat on her bed again looking at it.
*She looks so happy in it* he thought. He traced his finger over Kagome's face. "I need to tell you..."
"Tell me what?" she said walking into the room.
Inuyasha jumped off the bed surprised by her sudden arrival.
"What is that you're holding?" she asked coming up along side him to look. "Oh, it's the picture I had Kaede take for us." She took it from his hands. She sighed and put it back on the dresser. She turned to face him. "Now what were you saying about telling me something?"
Inuyasha sighed and looked down at the ground. His voice grew sad. "Kagome. We need to talk." He looked up at her.
She seemed shocked but she nodded. She came and sat beside him on the bed, looking down at her hands.
She sighed. *I guess we had to get this over with sooner or later* she thought to herself. She closed her eyes shut tight. "Alright, Inuyasha. I'm listening."
Inuyasha looked at her afraid of what to say, and how to say it. He took a deep breath and started from the beginning.
***
Ain't I evil!! BAWHAHAHAHA! More to come!! Please R&R