Well, it looks like I've finally decided where I am going with this
fic.for a while anyways. I REALLY hope I get lots o reviews HINT HINT. But,
Thanks to Christine, I now have come to a decision. And, the winning plot
is.. READ THE FIC YOU IDIOTS! I ain't telling the plot. Jeez, how stupid do
I look?.Wait Don't answer that.
Shout outs!!!
Bex: I agree completely! DEATH TO KIKYO!!! Well, anyways. Kikyo turns up in this chapter and there are a few of you who are going to hate me for it!
Julia-Tears: Don't get your hopes up! He could still pick her! MWAHAHAHAHA!! *@-@*. Well anyways, now that I think about it.it did sound like it would have been Fluffy. Oh well. Don't break the review button, I still need it. *~-^*
Jupiter's Light: Ahh! Don't hurt me! Cowers in a corner.Comes out eventually, using Kurai as a human shield Kurai: DO I LOOK LIKE A SHIELD TO YOU?!. Anyhow! I promise my mean streak won't last past a few chapters!
TooKawaii: I know. I'm evil.*-_-* But don't breath easy just yet, I'm not done.
Christine: Very good review! It was so helpful! You completely smashed my writer's block. Please do keep reading, it means a lot to know people like my story!
Kurai: Will you just get on with it already?!?!?! Sabishii: I am becoming quite irritated myself. *@-@* Somebody needs a nap! All right all right! ON WITH THE FIC!!! \ \ \ Inuyasha stood there, sweating and panting, leaning on his sword for support. The four versions of Kagome stood there motionless before them, though each of them seamed to turn pinkish with fever. He having heightened senses was first to smell the smoke. He looked around desperately, the landscape fizzling slightly and briefly. He snarled at nothing in particular and stood, but at that precise moment, flames engulfed everything around him. He shielded his eyes with the sleeve of his haori and searched for Kagome, whom (All four) had seemed to disappear. "Inuyasha! Ye must wake immediately! It is urgent that ye wake and get out of the flames!" Kaede yelled at the stirring boy from outside the burning village, hoping he could get himself out Flames licked at his clothes as he leapt from the sizzling remains of the hut. The smoke stung his eyes and prevented him from seeing beyond his own hands and feet. The red-orange flames singed the ends of his hair as he rushed back into the fire to make sure they'd gotten Kagome, which they hadn't. His heart leapt into his throat the minute he saw her flaming clothes. He smothered what he could of the flames and tore away pieces that refused to smother, namely small taters of her skirt and shirt, and her socks and shoes. He managed to wrap her in his haori and ran, heart thundering relentlessly in his ears. He knew the positioned huts well, but in this burning smoking ashen scene, he couldn't tell which direction was which. Assuming he'd come from the front of the hut, he turned and ran to where the rest of the villagers would've gathered, only to be trapped within a wall of flames as wood fell in around them. With Kagome cradled against his chest, he hoped and prayed for an idea, anything.and then. ~~
Muffled screams and insults nagged at the kidnappers head, increasing the throbbing already agitating her sore head. They two figures were clad in matching black outfits of long sleeved, VERY baggy tank tops secured between their breasts and navels with navy sashes and equally baggy pants also secured with sashes of navy coloring. They sat there talking, their black hoods still drawn over their faces. "Well, why couldn't we lock them in a hut or something? Just because they saw us doesn't mean we had to kidnap them!" "Do I look like I care?! They saw me, they attacked US, and I decided they might be useful. In any case it was well worth the effort. They're better than what we plundered from the village." The second girl seemed of equal age, but her voice seemed much younger than the first. She jerked her thumb to indicate the pathetic things they'd raided; a rusty old sword, some food, and they'd somehow managed to come out with a pet ferret.(O.o) "Well, it'd been more successful if I wasn't BABYSITTING you're victims here. Besides, it isn't my fault you got clubbed in the head.twice.with a boomerang and a staff." The first girl shook with giggles "Oh, go screw a duck. It'd be more productive, maybe you're kid'll inherit brains from it's father." They stopped and there was a short pause before the second criminal, and Miroku and Sango, despite being tied together and gagged, stared rolling around in fits of laughter at the bewildered silence of the first girl. Sango, finally able to spit out her gag, which had been a rather lime green sock... finally spoke "Honestly, what kind of criminals are you? You went smooth with torching the village and killing that family, though I won't say I'm pleased, but you can't kidnap worth a crap." "What are you babbling about? We kidnap on a daily basis. We gather up little girls, kill their families, and train them to be like us." The pregnant pause was consuming. Neither of the captives knew quite what to think. "Why on earth would you want to do that?" "Because, the Day is coming and we'll need all the help we can get. If we train and gather these girls, we might be able to stop the end from coming." "Oh, so the worlds almost over? Well, that's no big deal. We face the end of the world on a daily basis.almost. We get breaks every now and then. But we still face the end of the world, plus the ever-ignorant hanyou, and his beloved, victimized, always-being-kidnapped-, jewel bearer." The sarcasm and irony in her voice was thick and hard to miss, but she couldn't help but notice the odd stares. The second girl dropped her hood, startling them with bright crystal blue eyes, and alarming green hair that seemed tinted with blue (A/n: Not neon green! Like the color of.grass!) "You know the ones who are to bring the end?" The first girl dropped her hood, sharing the same eyes missing with red hair. The hair of each seemed to reach down near to their ankles, it was a wonder they kept it all in those hoods (A/n: The color of.a cross between a fire hydrant and blood.) "I think we've really done it this time." The first swore loudly and pounded the ground with her fist "We've just brought death to our people. What do you think'll happen?" "Well, we wait for Shinagami to turn up somewhere, talk to him, and pray to all the listening gods that we don't speed up the whole thing by interfering." They nodded to each other and stood, disappearing into the bushes for a while before coming back and sitting before the fire in meditation. The captives had the oddest sensation that either they were going crazy, or this was a little more serious than searching for the jewel shards and risking their lives to fight demons. ~~
"Shippou, you must not fear me." The blue haired man sat, expressionless, beneath the tree while the tiny fox-demon ran frantically in circles "THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID LAST TIME!!" The man sighed at this and pointed a finger at the boy, who began screaming and twitching instantly "You will obey my voice. Sit before me and listen, as I retell my story to you. You were much to young to truly remember it." The boy did as told "Alright. Long ago, before any can remember, there were two families. One was the first of the demon race, the other the first of the human race. From the beginning, they fought. The Jewel of Four Souls did not yet exist, but still the races feuded and fought. They eventually moved apart and began to think and scheme. When this happened, a prophet came to the gates of my realm and spoke a prophecy, predicting the end. She also predicted, before her death, the plagues that would arrive, and the good things that would occur. You could say that she, in a way, predicted Pandora's box. "Well, when she told of these things, among them death and war, we knew we had to do something, to govern this pitiful planet into a somewhat balanced way of life, even if it was only temporary. So they created people like me, messengers if you will. We come and we help out people who are in crisis, near death, and who could really make a difference in the end. I am a messenger sent to guide away spirits that pass on. I have to comfort them, get them through death, and make sure they die happily or end up crossing over happily. There are some of us who'd rather kill the problem though. Well, in any case, all you need to know is that basically, I am the person who guides the spirits of the dead away from their bodies and into the next realm. I believe when you were young; I guided your parents away. My name is Shinagami." (A/n: Forgive me if I butchered the spelling.) "You're the god of death?! Noo! I knew it, and you CAN'T have Kagome! I won't let you!!!" He burst into frame-wracking sobs and proceeded to beat the ground "Please, little one. It is not the young maiden I am here for. Please do not cry. I hate to have people think badly of me. I am only doing my job. I am here for the halfling." "You're taking Inuyasha?!" Shippou's tears ceased. But concern still rattled his young mind.Is this guy going to kill Inuyasha? ~~
"Kikyo, I believe you have failed again. Someone has beaten us to the village. What do you plan to do now? I am no closer to the Tetssaiga than I was before, and I have wasted a lot of time on your silly schemes." "Now, Lord Sesshoumaru, you can't possibly have lost faith so quickly. I am close. This was a minor set back. I will get that sword." He voice was level, her expression deadpan. "Whatever. Just do it." He walked with the tiny toad chattering at his heals, bobbing up and down with the staff of heads. (A/n: Who in their right mind named it that? Honestly.tsk.) Nobody heard the mutters of the young girl, who had acquired yet another body "Just wait, fool. I shall get that sword, and I shall use it to slay you and the half-breed." ~~ His coughing was growing worse as the flames grew hotter. He'd not seen the beams when they fell, and he lay there, trapped beneath them. Kagome had fallen and was just beyond his reach, limp and protected only by his haori. (A/n: @-@ This parts taking me forever to write.My sister mauled me and practically tickled me to death! *-*;) The poor little dog human could feel the burning log scorching through his shirt. As the flames continued burning, it was all the poor boy could do to keep from screaming in pain. He took all his strength and used the last ounce of it to drag himself far enough to reach Kagome. The villager he'd seen stood waiting impatiently on the other side of the flaming wall. Inuyasha knew he'd never make it out of the village. He took everything he could, every ounce of him, and threw the beams off, at the same time hurling Kagome across the wall towards the villager. He never saw if she'd made it. He watched with his last breath in dismay as the flames licked the jacket and set her aflame again. He was heart-broken, knowing she'd make it, but still in agony over the fact that he'd failed her. His vision clouded and images swirled. There he was, among those wretched dancing colors again. He fell to the ground, the hot flagstones scorching his exposed skin. He drew one last shaky breath before giving in, and letting those dreadful colors take him in again. ~~
Sango and Miroku sat back to back, trying desperately to undo their ropes. "Hurry! No, no, no. You're using the blunt side! Can't you do anything besides grope people's ass'?" "It's hard to concentrate with you barking orders into my ear." Miroku flipped his rock over to the sharp side and sawed through the last bit of rope. He and Sango finished untying themselves (They'd been untying their hands.) and prepared to make a run for it. They'd barely started creeping away when they saw the flaming village. They ran to where most everyone stood. "Lady Kaede, where are Kagome and Inuyasha?" Were the first words out of Miroku's mouth "Methinks they shall not come out alive. I have sent a villager to the other side to fetch them if they happened to end up in the wrong place." Kaede hung her head in sorrow, there had been no reply from the villager she'd sent. They stood and watched as the village burned itself down, and still no word of the two trapped within the huts. Inuyasha and Kagome had yet to be seen. The villagers eventually found a sheltering cave and rested. Sango and Miroku stood with Kaede and mourned for their friends. If they weren't killed, they'd be burned beyond imagination. ~~
He was back in Kagome's mind. She did make it! He thought as he dragged himself from the ground. He felt the vomit rising in his throat and had to struggle to keep it down. He searched about and soon he saw the four look alikes. "Hey! Am I dead or something?" He asked as he approached them, assuming they'd know. (*-*;) "How should we know? It got hot in here all of a sudden, you disappeared and the whole place was burning." Two spoke while tending to the identical burns they each suffered. "Well. I have made my decision." He didn't want to waste precious time when all he had to do was pick the right Kagome and die. He reached a hand out to the one that had been sitting off to one side. She smiled at him, grabbed his hand and let him pull her into a fierce hug. She reached up and tickled his ears, laughing when they flattened away from the touch. "You knew who I was!" She hugged Inuyasha again and gazed up at him, the pain in her arms and on her back vanishing "I'm just sorry it took so much for me to tell who you were.
At least now I can give up and die in peace." "Die? What happened! Did you.burn to death.in the fire?" Her eyes watered and a tear trickled across her burnt cheeks "I.I am afraid so." He pulled her into another bone crushing hug, letting his eyes slide closed for a moment. He ppulled her away a little to speak again but her name caught in his throat. "Kikyo? What the hell!" "Well, little puppy. Looks like she's gone again. And you were so close there for a moment." She chuckled "You might have chosen the right Kagome the first time, but you won't be so lucky the second time.
Let's see what you do now. Kagome will be locked away in one of her fears. You will have to go and find her in each of them, and bring her safely back to here. Now, this is actually pretty easy, so to make things harder, you will have to share in her fear. If she fears spiders, you will fear spiders the instant this ordeal begins. Now, even that isn't hard enough. You only have. twelve hours to save her. Good luck. You'll need it." With those words said, Kikyo left in a fizzle of color, though her haunting laughter echoed throughout the land for several minutes more. Inuyasha sat stunned, as more vomit made it's ay up his throat and onto the grass. I can't do it! I can't handle this! ~~
Is this the end?
What will he do!
You know what's coming, don't you?
THE END!!!!!!!! Do you hate me? Please don't hate me!! *@-@* Runs and hides Please don't hurt me! You never know what'll happen next, I could change my mind at any moment! Be nice when you review. I expect five, or I will not continue. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! BYEEE!!!
Shout outs!!!
Bex: I agree completely! DEATH TO KIKYO!!! Well, anyways. Kikyo turns up in this chapter and there are a few of you who are going to hate me for it!
Julia-Tears: Don't get your hopes up! He could still pick her! MWAHAHAHAHA!! *@-@*. Well anyways, now that I think about it.it did sound like it would have been Fluffy. Oh well. Don't break the review button, I still need it. *~-^*
Jupiter's Light: Ahh! Don't hurt me! Cowers in a corner.Comes out eventually, using Kurai as a human shield Kurai: DO I LOOK LIKE A SHIELD TO YOU?!. Anyhow! I promise my mean streak won't last past a few chapters!
TooKawaii: I know. I'm evil.*-_-* But don't breath easy just yet, I'm not done.
Christine: Very good review! It was so helpful! You completely smashed my writer's block. Please do keep reading, it means a lot to know people like my story!
Kurai: Will you just get on with it already?!?!?! Sabishii: I am becoming quite irritated myself. *@-@* Somebody needs a nap! All right all right! ON WITH THE FIC!!! \ \ \ Inuyasha stood there, sweating and panting, leaning on his sword for support. The four versions of Kagome stood there motionless before them, though each of them seamed to turn pinkish with fever. He having heightened senses was first to smell the smoke. He looked around desperately, the landscape fizzling slightly and briefly. He snarled at nothing in particular and stood, but at that precise moment, flames engulfed everything around him. He shielded his eyes with the sleeve of his haori and searched for Kagome, whom (All four) had seemed to disappear. "Inuyasha! Ye must wake immediately! It is urgent that ye wake and get out of the flames!" Kaede yelled at the stirring boy from outside the burning village, hoping he could get himself out Flames licked at his clothes as he leapt from the sizzling remains of the hut. The smoke stung his eyes and prevented him from seeing beyond his own hands and feet. The red-orange flames singed the ends of his hair as he rushed back into the fire to make sure they'd gotten Kagome, which they hadn't. His heart leapt into his throat the minute he saw her flaming clothes. He smothered what he could of the flames and tore away pieces that refused to smother, namely small taters of her skirt and shirt, and her socks and shoes. He managed to wrap her in his haori and ran, heart thundering relentlessly in his ears. He knew the positioned huts well, but in this burning smoking ashen scene, he couldn't tell which direction was which. Assuming he'd come from the front of the hut, he turned and ran to where the rest of the villagers would've gathered, only to be trapped within a wall of flames as wood fell in around them. With Kagome cradled against his chest, he hoped and prayed for an idea, anything.and then. ~~
Muffled screams and insults nagged at the kidnappers head, increasing the throbbing already agitating her sore head. They two figures were clad in matching black outfits of long sleeved, VERY baggy tank tops secured between their breasts and navels with navy sashes and equally baggy pants also secured with sashes of navy coloring. They sat there talking, their black hoods still drawn over their faces. "Well, why couldn't we lock them in a hut or something? Just because they saw us doesn't mean we had to kidnap them!" "Do I look like I care?! They saw me, they attacked US, and I decided they might be useful. In any case it was well worth the effort. They're better than what we plundered from the village." The second girl seemed of equal age, but her voice seemed much younger than the first. She jerked her thumb to indicate the pathetic things they'd raided; a rusty old sword, some food, and they'd somehow managed to come out with a pet ferret.(O.o) "Well, it'd been more successful if I wasn't BABYSITTING you're victims here. Besides, it isn't my fault you got clubbed in the head.twice.with a boomerang and a staff." The first girl shook with giggles "Oh, go screw a duck. It'd be more productive, maybe you're kid'll inherit brains from it's father." They stopped and there was a short pause before the second criminal, and Miroku and Sango, despite being tied together and gagged, stared rolling around in fits of laughter at the bewildered silence of the first girl. Sango, finally able to spit out her gag, which had been a rather lime green sock... finally spoke "Honestly, what kind of criminals are you? You went smooth with torching the village and killing that family, though I won't say I'm pleased, but you can't kidnap worth a crap." "What are you babbling about? We kidnap on a daily basis. We gather up little girls, kill their families, and train them to be like us." The pregnant pause was consuming. Neither of the captives knew quite what to think. "Why on earth would you want to do that?" "Because, the Day is coming and we'll need all the help we can get. If we train and gather these girls, we might be able to stop the end from coming." "Oh, so the worlds almost over? Well, that's no big deal. We face the end of the world on a daily basis.almost. We get breaks every now and then. But we still face the end of the world, plus the ever-ignorant hanyou, and his beloved, victimized, always-being-kidnapped-, jewel bearer." The sarcasm and irony in her voice was thick and hard to miss, but she couldn't help but notice the odd stares. The second girl dropped her hood, startling them with bright crystal blue eyes, and alarming green hair that seemed tinted with blue (A/n: Not neon green! Like the color of.grass!) "You know the ones who are to bring the end?" The first girl dropped her hood, sharing the same eyes missing with red hair. The hair of each seemed to reach down near to their ankles, it was a wonder they kept it all in those hoods (A/n: The color of.a cross between a fire hydrant and blood.) "I think we've really done it this time." The first swore loudly and pounded the ground with her fist "We've just brought death to our people. What do you think'll happen?" "Well, we wait for Shinagami to turn up somewhere, talk to him, and pray to all the listening gods that we don't speed up the whole thing by interfering." They nodded to each other and stood, disappearing into the bushes for a while before coming back and sitting before the fire in meditation. The captives had the oddest sensation that either they were going crazy, or this was a little more serious than searching for the jewel shards and risking their lives to fight demons. ~~
"Shippou, you must not fear me." The blue haired man sat, expressionless, beneath the tree while the tiny fox-demon ran frantically in circles "THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID LAST TIME!!" The man sighed at this and pointed a finger at the boy, who began screaming and twitching instantly "You will obey my voice. Sit before me and listen, as I retell my story to you. You were much to young to truly remember it." The boy did as told "Alright. Long ago, before any can remember, there were two families. One was the first of the demon race, the other the first of the human race. From the beginning, they fought. The Jewel of Four Souls did not yet exist, but still the races feuded and fought. They eventually moved apart and began to think and scheme. When this happened, a prophet came to the gates of my realm and spoke a prophecy, predicting the end. She also predicted, before her death, the plagues that would arrive, and the good things that would occur. You could say that she, in a way, predicted Pandora's box. "Well, when she told of these things, among them death and war, we knew we had to do something, to govern this pitiful planet into a somewhat balanced way of life, even if it was only temporary. So they created people like me, messengers if you will. We come and we help out people who are in crisis, near death, and who could really make a difference in the end. I am a messenger sent to guide away spirits that pass on. I have to comfort them, get them through death, and make sure they die happily or end up crossing over happily. There are some of us who'd rather kill the problem though. Well, in any case, all you need to know is that basically, I am the person who guides the spirits of the dead away from their bodies and into the next realm. I believe when you were young; I guided your parents away. My name is Shinagami." (A/n: Forgive me if I butchered the spelling.) "You're the god of death?! Noo! I knew it, and you CAN'T have Kagome! I won't let you!!!" He burst into frame-wracking sobs and proceeded to beat the ground "Please, little one. It is not the young maiden I am here for. Please do not cry. I hate to have people think badly of me. I am only doing my job. I am here for the halfling." "You're taking Inuyasha?!" Shippou's tears ceased. But concern still rattled his young mind.Is this guy going to kill Inuyasha? ~~
"Kikyo, I believe you have failed again. Someone has beaten us to the village. What do you plan to do now? I am no closer to the Tetssaiga than I was before, and I have wasted a lot of time on your silly schemes." "Now, Lord Sesshoumaru, you can't possibly have lost faith so quickly. I am close. This was a minor set back. I will get that sword." He voice was level, her expression deadpan. "Whatever. Just do it." He walked with the tiny toad chattering at his heals, bobbing up and down with the staff of heads. (A/n: Who in their right mind named it that? Honestly.tsk.) Nobody heard the mutters of the young girl, who had acquired yet another body "Just wait, fool. I shall get that sword, and I shall use it to slay you and the half-breed." ~~ His coughing was growing worse as the flames grew hotter. He'd not seen the beams when they fell, and he lay there, trapped beneath them. Kagome had fallen and was just beyond his reach, limp and protected only by his haori. (A/n: @-@ This parts taking me forever to write.My sister mauled me and practically tickled me to death! *-*;) The poor little dog human could feel the burning log scorching through his shirt. As the flames continued burning, it was all the poor boy could do to keep from screaming in pain. He took all his strength and used the last ounce of it to drag himself far enough to reach Kagome. The villager he'd seen stood waiting impatiently on the other side of the flaming wall. Inuyasha knew he'd never make it out of the village. He took everything he could, every ounce of him, and threw the beams off, at the same time hurling Kagome across the wall towards the villager. He never saw if she'd made it. He watched with his last breath in dismay as the flames licked the jacket and set her aflame again. He was heart-broken, knowing she'd make it, but still in agony over the fact that he'd failed her. His vision clouded and images swirled. There he was, among those wretched dancing colors again. He fell to the ground, the hot flagstones scorching his exposed skin. He drew one last shaky breath before giving in, and letting those dreadful colors take him in again. ~~
Sango and Miroku sat back to back, trying desperately to undo their ropes. "Hurry! No, no, no. You're using the blunt side! Can't you do anything besides grope people's ass'?" "It's hard to concentrate with you barking orders into my ear." Miroku flipped his rock over to the sharp side and sawed through the last bit of rope. He and Sango finished untying themselves (They'd been untying their hands.) and prepared to make a run for it. They'd barely started creeping away when they saw the flaming village. They ran to where most everyone stood. "Lady Kaede, where are Kagome and Inuyasha?" Were the first words out of Miroku's mouth "Methinks they shall not come out alive. I have sent a villager to the other side to fetch them if they happened to end up in the wrong place." Kaede hung her head in sorrow, there had been no reply from the villager she'd sent. They stood and watched as the village burned itself down, and still no word of the two trapped within the huts. Inuyasha and Kagome had yet to be seen. The villagers eventually found a sheltering cave and rested. Sango and Miroku stood with Kaede and mourned for their friends. If they weren't killed, they'd be burned beyond imagination. ~~
He was back in Kagome's mind. She did make it! He thought as he dragged himself from the ground. He felt the vomit rising in his throat and had to struggle to keep it down. He searched about and soon he saw the four look alikes. "Hey! Am I dead or something?" He asked as he approached them, assuming they'd know. (*-*;) "How should we know? It got hot in here all of a sudden, you disappeared and the whole place was burning." Two spoke while tending to the identical burns they each suffered. "Well. I have made my decision." He didn't want to waste precious time when all he had to do was pick the right Kagome and die. He reached a hand out to the one that had been sitting off to one side. She smiled at him, grabbed his hand and let him pull her into a fierce hug. She reached up and tickled his ears, laughing when they flattened away from the touch. "You knew who I was!" She hugged Inuyasha again and gazed up at him, the pain in her arms and on her back vanishing "I'm just sorry it took so much for me to tell who you were.
At least now I can give up and die in peace." "Die? What happened! Did you.burn to death.in the fire?" Her eyes watered and a tear trickled across her burnt cheeks "I.I am afraid so." He pulled her into another bone crushing hug, letting his eyes slide closed for a moment. He ppulled her away a little to speak again but her name caught in his throat. "Kikyo? What the hell!" "Well, little puppy. Looks like she's gone again. And you were so close there for a moment." She chuckled "You might have chosen the right Kagome the first time, but you won't be so lucky the second time.
Let's see what you do now. Kagome will be locked away in one of her fears. You will have to go and find her in each of them, and bring her safely back to here. Now, this is actually pretty easy, so to make things harder, you will have to share in her fear. If she fears spiders, you will fear spiders the instant this ordeal begins. Now, even that isn't hard enough. You only have. twelve hours to save her. Good luck. You'll need it." With those words said, Kikyo left in a fizzle of color, though her haunting laughter echoed throughout the land for several minutes more. Inuyasha sat stunned, as more vomit made it's ay up his throat and onto the grass. I can't do it! I can't handle this! ~~
Is this the end?
What will he do!
You know what's coming, don't you?
THE END!!!!!!!! Do you hate me? Please don't hate me!! *@-@* Runs and hides Please don't hurt me! You never know what'll happen next, I could change my mind at any moment! Be nice when you review. I expect five, or I will not continue. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! BYEEE!!!