Don't worry Merea! I didn't forget you! Duh! I have a plan for you! I just refrained from mentioning it! How could you think that I would forget? *sniff* I'm hurt, truly! Just joking. ^_~ Oh, and was Inu-kun supposed to be your BOYFRIEND? I thought that you were suggesting another character to add in, like the reviewers. But if he's your boyfriend, then of COURSE he'll go in! Also, the first part of my response was 'gomen.' Hehe...talking like a cyber freak is FUN. ^-^
Okay, this is a special note for Litwolf689. So you're confused about the Kenshin characters? Here's the deal, if you haven't watched Kenshin, just e-mail me and I'll send you a link to where you can find all the info you need. But all ya gotta know about Kenshin for this fic is that he's a wandering samurai who has some wacky friends and (as most fans believe) loves Kaoru. (They just haven't admitted it yet.) He's from the 'author dimension', and was pulled to this world along with a few other characters. Hence poor Tenchi and soon to be Yusuke. ^_^ They all are like a little side-fic thing. Kinda tied in with the story, but just there to fill up the space that I have in these chapters. ^^;; Just comedy entertainment. If you have any questions and want further details, just ask me in a review or e-mail, 'kay? Cause I'm not really sure what you're confused about....^__^ Of course, that's just 'cause I'M confused about everything. Half the time I don't even know WHAT I'm gonna write.....
^_^ Hey, lookie, I'm updating twice in less than three days! Ya guys gotta love me for this! ^_________________________^
Disclaimer: I don't own....anything. Literally. I don't even have two cents to rub together to make that weird little 'clink' sound......
R.R. (Review Responses will be done in l33t from now on. I'm doing this to spite you for no obvious reason. ^_~V) Oh yeah, also, tell me whether you want the responses to be in the beginning or the end, 'kay? Thanks to Morlana for the suggestion!
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boo: (I'm not gonna do this one in l337 'cause my hands hurt....) To answer your questions: No, I have NOT dressed like a highlighter when it's not Halloween and gone to school. I HAVE however dressed like Kenshin (when it's not Halloween) and gone to school for the Renaissance fair. And also, I would choose to wander around on a desert planet for ten years ALONE. I learned that Vash chose the same deal. Knives is psychotic. My brother is psychotic. I'd rather be with Cloud!
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Cloud: You...are the oddest girl I've EVER met.....
Me: Thank you!
Cloud: -_-*
Me: Now, on to the next chapter!
Snowball Fights and Snow Angels
Chapter 14: Bonding Time!
(Please dun hurt me for the Senshi-san.....)
Hojo looked up from his spot on the ground, slowly bringing his eyes up to look at the person in front of him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" he screamed in horror at the monstrosity before him. "What the hell are you?!" He quickly took in the green, warty skin, the bulging, yellow eyes, and the clothes and staff the thing had on him.
"You disgusting human! How dare you talk that way to me, Jaken, loyal servant to Lord Sesshoumaru-sama?!"
"Lord who? And who are you calling disgusting, you slimy ugly toad?!"
"You pathetic wretch! I'll kill you for that!" Jaken quickly made as if to attack, but was soon stopped by a commanding voice.
"Jaken, remember, by order of law we are not allowed to actually kill anybody."
"Why should we listen to a bunch of whiny, dimension hopping brats?!"
Thunder rolled and lightening flashed, and a voice that seemed to come from everywhere said, "MY NAME *IS* BRAT FYI!! AND IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW MY ORDERS, I SHALL RAIN DOOM UPON YOU LIKE I DID TO HOBO!!"
"It's HOJO!" He blinked...he was arguing with a bodiless voice.....
"WHATEVER."
"H-hai, Lady Brat-sama!" Jaken stammered.
"VERY GOOD TOAD, NOW GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!"
The lightening and thunder disappeared, along with the bodiless voice.
"Jaken, how many times has this Sesshoumaru told you to NOT anger the authoress?" asked the highly bishie one called Sesshoumaru.
"Gomen, Lord Sesshoumaru-sama!"
Hojo watched the exchange between the two, confused, but didn't really listen to what was said. How in the world did that happen? A bodiless voice just started talking! And then these two.....an ugly toad traveling with the most beautiful woman he had ever met. She was perfect. He watched in fascination as the tall, dare I say gorgeous, youkai imperially graced Hojo's vision. In an instant, Hojo had jumped up, and strode with a confident pace towards the 'vision of beauty' before him. He did a respectful bow, and let a charming smile grace his features.
"Hello miss, my name is Hojo," he introduced, and then made the stupidest comment to ever be made, "Do you wanna go out with me?"
Sesshoumaru just stared in shock at this ignorant human boy, his left eyebrow twitching slightly.
"Did you just call me 'miss'?"
"Yep, and I asked you out too! So....how about it? You, me, alone, in the wilderness.....it provides a nice idea, doesn't it?"
Hojo only got one reply.
"You will die. Painfully."
"Huh?"
No reply but a quick jab to the stomach this time. Bunching his muscles *drool*, Sesshoumaru then sent the dense one called Hojo flying through the air with a strong roundhouse kick. His face twisted in pain for a moment, and he hopped up and down, clutching his right foot.
"Damn! That guy is denser than a brick!"
"Are you okay Lord Sesshoumaru-sama?!"
"Fine Jaken....wait a minute....where is Rin?" Sesshoumaru let a slight note of panic enter his voice on accident.
"Oh...um...she's...uh...."
"Jaken."
"Y-yes Lord Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"If you don't find Rin, I will kill you. You have twenty minutes starting now. Go."
"Right away my lord!" And with that the ugly toad youkai dashed off.
A low chuckle made its way to Sesshoumaru's sharp ears. He raised an eyebrow and turned toward the one who had laughed.
"Hiya Sesshy-sama, so nice to see you again!"
He groaned. "What are YOU doing here?"
"I am here for the same thing you are."
He sighed. "Honestly, Brat-sama didn't have to send THIS many assistants over here. It's overkill. They'll just end up ruining the plan."
"Don't worry; she knows what she's doing. But I wanna know what YOU'RE doing, out here in the forest. Aren't you supposed to be helping us? I was sent here to find you! What're you doing wandering around here?" The speaker took a stern stance, glaring at Sesshoumaru.
"This Sesshoumaru was led astray by white-coated person."
"*gasp* Was it Naraku?"
"No, it was not. Instead, it was a human woman that did it."
The person groaned. "Man, we met her! Did she shout 'boo' all the time?" Sesshoumaru nodded. "Yep, that's her. She accidentally got pulled into this dimension along with us. A few other characters did too."
"Have you located any of them?"
"No. I haven't. But they're around here somewhere."
"Merea, I do hope that they won't get involved with my little brother and his miko. It could end in disaster."
"Yeah, and I'm hoping that none of the bad guys show up either."
"Shouldn't you be heading back?"
"Yeah, I should. Where will you be staying?"
Sesshoumaru smirked. "At the hotel."
Merea sighed. "Just don't cause any trouble, got it?"
"Yes."
"Good. Now let's put phase one of the plan in action! I'll contact Saturn and Trunks! You just go get yourself situated at the hotel. Be ready for when I call."
"It's about time."
"Shut it Fluffy."
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Can any of you guess what the plan IS? Mwahahahaha! Suspense!
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The Couples:
Inuyasha, Kagome, Saturn, and Trunks
"Inuyasha, what should we do next?" asked Kagome, keeping close to the silver-haired hanyou, shivering slightly.
"I dunno."
"I know! How about we go skating now? I've wanted to go for quite a while!" she declared, her face lighting up in glee. He couldn't help but watch her as she led him to the pond, her long silky black hair swinging behind her in a pony-tail, and how her eyes always lit up with an inner joy every time she was happy. He watched as she rented a pair of skates, and how after lacing them up, she had confidently skated out on the ice, twirling with an uncommon grace on the pond, she was smiling widely in happiness, enjoying every second of her life. She was so different from Kikyo....so very different.
His musings were interrupted by a loud cough, which sounded like someone was trying to cover up amused snickering. He glanced over to where the sound had come from, and saw both Saturn and Trunks there, both looking at him slyly.
"So, Inuyasha, you've been staring at Kagome for quite a while, mind if I ask why?" Saturn asked, a grin spreading across her face.
"As a matter of fact, I do," he retorted, frowning.
"Oh, come off it Inuyasha! EVERYBODY knows that you like Kagome! Just admit it!"
"W-what?!" he choked out, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Don't even bother denying it! 17 out of 20 authors in my dimension agree that you and she are destined for each other!"
"What do the other three say?"
Saturn twiddled her fingers, "Well, one says that you go well with Kikyo. Another says that Kagome would do great with Kouga, and the last one says that Sesshoumaru would be fantastic for her."
His eyes bugged out in horror. "M-my brother?! WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GET *THAT* IDEA?! HE *HATES* HUMANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She smiled nervously. "Some people have different views on him."
"Like what?"
"Well, let's just say that in my world, the fans have a nickname for Sesshoumaru...."
Inuyasha grinned, sensing some good blackmail information coming on. "What is it?"
Saturn coughed, embarrassed. "Fluffy," she muttered.
"What, I couldn't hear you, could you repeat that?" His grin widened.
"YOU HEARD ME VERY WELL, DOG-BOY! Fluffy I said! Fluffy!" she shouted.
Inuyasha burst out laughing, nearly falling off the bench in his hysterics.
"That's it! Screw the plan! I'm killing you right now!" she lunged toward the hysterical hanyou, intending to cause much bodily harm to him, but was stopped by a pair of arms holding her back. "Trunks, if you dun let me go, I'll hurt you too!!" she threatened.
He chuckled. "You wouldn't hurt me."
"Wanna bet?"
He just kept right on holding her, his eyes shining with amusement.
"Fine. You're right. I can't hurt you. But I CAN hurt him!" She pointed toward the laughing boy who was currently running out of air to breathe. "Please let meh go! I wanna hurt him! Lemmego! Lemmego!" she whined, sounding very much like a toddler.
"Uh-uh. No way. Keep in mind that if you do, Brat's gonna be very angry."
"So what? She OWES me! We were the ones who took the blame when they did make-overs for both Cloud and Ashitaka!"
"Yes, but need I remind you, her cousin D.g. has no problem whatsoever with flaming people. In fact, she would be eager to use that flamethrower of hers. Her muse says that she polishes it every day."
"Aw, poor guy."
"So can I let you go now without worrying about you maiming or killing Inuyasha over here?"
"Yeah, yeah, I won't hurt him..."
He finally released her, and with a disturbingly calm look on her face, she bent down, picked up a snowball, strode over to the incapacitated hanyou, and then stuck it down the back of his shirt in one quick movement. Obviously, this did not go over too well.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WHAT THE F*UCK?! AHHHHHHHHH!!" Inuyasha screamed as he hopped around, desperately trying to get the snow out of his shirt. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! IT'S FREAKIN COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Saturn snickered happily. Trunks looked at her oddly.
"And where did you learn THAT?"
"From Squirrel. She got a little annoyed with the fact that people were having fun while she was so miserable - she hates the snow, ya know! - and so she muttered something about, and I quote, 'teaching everyone about the danger of snow'. This translates into shoving snow down the snowsuit of any cheerful person in her line of vision." (A/N: That is quoted by SquirrelnoShi. She OWNS that sentence. This is the disclaimer for that sentence. I do not own that hilariously funny comment. Squirrel does. All the money goes to her.)
Trunks just rolled his eyes. "Whatever." Suddenly, her wrist watch beeped, and the face of Merea appeared.
"It's about time!" Saturn exclaimed, grinning. "Are we all set to go? Did Sesshy get here yet?"
"He did. Now hop to it! Phase One has officially started!" Merea responded, sounding giddy. "I'll go and set up Phase Two! See ya later!" Her face disappeared and the wrist watch went dark.
"Now, to set the plan in motion..." Saturn grinned evilly and walked to the now non-dancing Inuyasha, who had managed to get the snow out. He was sitting on a bench, watching Kagome again. She kneeled down, measured his foot, and then walked away. He just stared after her.
"Crazy freak..." he muttered, narrowing his eyes. Seconds later, Saturn appeared with a pair of skates. She dumped them next to him.
"Here ya go! They had just the right size for you! Put 'em on!" she urged.
"No."
"Aw, c'mon!" Trunks joined in.
Now, two against one wasn't fair, but Inuyasha wasn't about to let that faze him.
"No."
"Is that all you can say?"
"No."
"Then say something else!"
"No."
"Inuyasha, do you like ramen?" asked Trunks, coming up with a clever plan.
Inuyasha hesitated, thrown off by the abrupt question. "Yes."
"Do you like fighting?"
"Yes."
"Do you like to know the fact that a lot of people in our world, mainly the fan girls (another group that is different from the authors), consider you to be hot?"
He smirked. "Yes."
"Do you like to think that Kagome likes you?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Kagome?'
"Yes---wait! No! I didn't mean that!" But by the smirks on their faces, he knew that they had gotten the information that they wanted. He sighed. Oh boy...
"Now, if you want Kagome to REALLY like you, then I suggest putting on these skates and spending some quality time with her. She looks a little bit lonely out there, skating all alone."
He sat there in stubborn silence, aware of the trick to get him up..
Trunks observed another fact to get Inuyasha off this stubborn track. "She doesn't look lonely anymore. What with all those guys asking to skate with her..." he commented, watching the hanyou's reaction come instantaneously.
Inuyasha sat up quickly, threw on the skates, and with no previous knowledge of skating, made his way to where Kagome was being harassed by several guys.
"Lay off!" He shouted, glaring at them. They quickly backed down, slinking away.
"Inuyasha! Thank goodness!" she skated over to his side, as he stood by her protectively. "Honestly, the way they were talking, I thought that-that...." she babbled on, obviously disturbed. Hesitantly, but being backed by a thumbs up from Saturn, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, drawing her closer. She gasped slightly at the sudden gesture of affection, but nonetheless settled happily into his side. They started skating slowly, and Kagome was amazed that Inuyasha was so talented at it. She unconsciously slid closer to him, their sides now leaning into one another. Her face flushed. She had to be dreaming! Inuyasha wasn't this---this kind! But she just mentally shrugged it off and enjoyed the contact, sighing happily.
Inuyasha looked at her face from the corner of his eye. She looked content. He mentally sighed in relief. All was good. She didn't mind being this close. He was so bursting with self-pride that he felt he could take on anything.
And then anything came.
Kagome started to feel herself come unbalanced as her skates went over a particularly rough patch of ice, and she grabbed onto Inuyasha for support. Unfortunately, Inuyasha had come across the same patch of ice, and in the end, they both ended up sprawled on the ice, Kagome lying on top of Inuyasha. Her face blushed red. He blushed. She blushed some more. Suddenly, he broke out in a fit of laughter. Her face grew redder, this time with anger.
"What are you laughing at?!" she shouted, trying to stand up to no avail, and ended up sprawled over Inuyasha again. By this time, he was gasping for air.
"The--the *gasp* look on your *laugh* face!!!"
"Why I oughtta-" she threatened.
He smirked. "You oughtta what?"
Kiss you. She thought, but quickly shook the idea away, as appealing as it might be. "I'll come up with something, don't you worry!" she warned, mock glaring at him. He kept on laughing, even as he got up and pulled her to her feet, heading back to the benches where Saturn and Trunks were currently holding what appeared to be a very 'civil' conversation.
"And then-*laugh* the flames started to spread to his jacket - you know, the one that is all made out of silk and all - and he started screaming hysterically, using his hand to bat it out, but ended up setting fire to his OTHER sleeve! He then poured some water over himself, but it was actually gasoline!! *snicker* Man, CEO was FRIED that night! He ended up so desperate to get rid of the fire that he actually THREW himself into the pool! I TOLD the idiot that my great white sharks were being stored there temporarily, but NO, the fool didn't listen! *snort* So he ended up in the emergency room, and you know the first thing he said when he woke up? It was 'Mummy, I dun wanna be a CEO, I wanna be a kitty!'" Saturn and Trunks laughed at the memory.
"Remember the time when we inspired the girls to do that make-over to Cloud and Ashi? And then D.g. put superglue in the make-up and they couldn't get it off for over a week! Now THAT was comedy entertainment!" Trunks declared.
"Yeah, well, the boys weren't too happy with us inspiring Erica and Brat like that...they kept on trying to kill us!"
"Eh, they forgave us in the end!"
"*snicker* Although, Ashi still glares at me whenever I mention doing a make-over for Jaken...."
Kagome and Inuyasha just stared at each other in perplexity.
"Do I even wanna know?" he asked.
"I don't think so," she responded. They both watched as Saturn and Trunks doubled over in laughter.
"You're right. I dun wanna know."
Saturn spotted them talking. "Hey! Who's up for curly fries?" she called.
"Oh! MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME!!" chanted Kagome as they got in the snack bar line. Inuyasha rolled his eyes but followed. He stood next to her in the line, and with a shy look, Kagome held his hand in hers. He looked shyly back, but tightened the grip, and they both broke out into wide, goofy smiles.
Trunks and Saturn both smirked. "Phase One complete. On to the next step!" They looked up to the sky simultaneously when snow started to fall down lightly.
"It looks like Merea has put Phase Two into action....."
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And Hojo flew and flew and flew...and then smashed into a certain lodge.
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THUD.
"Hey, did you guys hear that sound?" asked Yahiko, looking up from the game of cards he was playing with Sano and Tenchi.
"No," replied Sano, who was still being glomped by Kia. He looked pretty happy though....
Sitting in front of the fireplace, Ryoko, Kaoru, and Silver were all drinking hot cocoa and happily chatting about random stuff.
"Hey, did ya hear about the time when Tenchi accidentally got stuck in the chimney with only his boxers on?" Ryoko giggled, "They were so cute! They had smiley faces all over them!"
"How did he get stuck in the chimney?" Silver asked, trying hard not to laugh.
Ryoko grinned. "You don't wanna know!"
Looking at the sly look on Ryoko's face, Silver decided that she really didn't wanna know.
Suddenly, there came a knock on the door. Kenshin looked up from where he was playing chess with Ayeka. "I'll get it." He stood up and walked to the door, opening it.
"Dude man! Let us in! It's hailing the size of ostrich eggs out here!" complained a young, tough looking boy with damp black hair. He was shivering but still managed to look as cool as he could. Behind him, three others stood. One was a young girl, about the boy's age, with large expressive eyes and brown hair. She had a slightly annoyed look as she brow-beat the boy for acting so rudely. The other one was a small, stern looking man with a bandage around his right arm and hand. He just frowned. The last one was a taller, red-haired man, who looked calm despite the fact that snow was piling ever higher on his head. He had soft green eyes that looked serene.
Kenshin noticed that all except the girl had a large amount of fighting energy, but nevertheless he let them in.
"Thanks man! I owe ya one! Dude, I thought that we would freeze to death before finding shelter!" He quickly settle himself into one of the chairs. "By the way, the name's Yusuke, Yusuke Urameshi. And this here's Kurama, Hiei, and Keiko." He pointed to each one in turn.
Kenshin politely introduced him and the others.
"So, how'd you get here?" he asked Yusuke.
"Looooooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg story!"
"Well, we have much time, that we do."
"Okay, so this is what happened...."
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^^;; I hope ya like it! There will be a LOT more Hojo bashing in the near future! And soon the mysterious plot will be unveiled! Oh yeah, and the bad guys are gonna make their debut soon, so stay tuned! And REVIEW! Ja!