Hi again. I'm sorry that it took so long to get this chapter out. I'm not
going to make any excuses, I got lazy. Its that simple. I'll try not to let
that happen again ok. Right, now down to business, I have a few people that
I want to thank for taking the time to make a review.
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Ok, now with that out of the way, I only have two more things to say.
I love to get reviews, LOVE it. Good or bad, I just want to know what my readers are thinking.
I don't own Inuyasha and company. If I did would I be writing a fan fiction and posting it here? No. However, I do own several characters in this story.
Now, time for what you've been waiting for.
The new girl
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"I would love to stay for dinner here tonight" Dannie replied with a smile. She turned to glare at Yuki only to find that both she and Jason were missing from the group. 'oh no, she's got him. There's no telling what she might do in a room alone with him.' She looked around once again in a desperate attempt to find them. Instead all she found was that Aya was also missing. 'yes, if she's gone too then I have nothing to worry about. She can't resist a good snoop. She'll interfere long before anything can happen.' She didn't know how right she was. At that very moment Aya was between Jason and Yuki. For once Jason was glad Aya decided to get nosey, she had saved him from her. Yuki had pulled him into the house against his will to get him alone. Aya was starting to work her magic, she had a knack for making people feel uncomfortable. "Yuki, why was your hand on Jason's back-side when I walked in?" She was speechless. Aya on the other had a big smile on her face, she was enjoying every moment of it. Everyone else was now headed inside as well. Arms were filled with bags and faces filled with smiles as they greeted each other. Ray was the only one with out a smile on his face. He was zoning in and out thinking of his mystery-girl. ' I've never seen her before, she must be new. Hey! She might need someone to show her around, and who better than someone that has lived here all their life.' he thought as a smirk came to rest on his face. 'great, now all I need to do is to find her again, but how do I do that.' The smirk left. He kept this up for a good ten minutes before he noticed he was now in his room with the milk and eggs. He grabbed the bags and headed back down the stairs. When he walked into the kitchen with the bags he found everyone else there too. Inuyasha and Miroku were talking about his business. Kagome and Sango cooking dinner and Jason, Dannie and Yuki were all sitting at the table chatting away. At second glance he noticed that Aya was underneath the table sitting on Yuki's feet. He shrugged it off when he realized that Dannie must have assigned her the job of making sure that Yuki behaved herself. He walked over to the refrigerator and placed the contents of the bags inside. Once he was done he walked over and took a seat next to Jason and across from Dannie. (Yuki was sitting beside Dannie across from Jason. Just wanted to clear it up.) He wanted to get into the conversation but they were once again arguing over which movie was better.
"The best movie of all time is the Matrix. It's got everything, hot guys, great special effects, hot guys, action, hot guys and it makes you think, what more could you ask for." With the last comment she made a smirk swept across Dannie's face.
"Well, that's new. Yuki likes a movie that makes her think." Both Dannie and Jason busted out laughing. Yuki just fumed. Ray wasn't even paying attention any more. He was still thinking about her. There was something about her that he couldn't put his finger on. Jason noticed the strange look on his brothers face and decided to bring him into the conversation some how.
"hey Ray. So, what's your favorite movie?" he asked. But he wasn't listening. "Ray, RAY"
"huh oh, what?" Jason sighed. He's never seen his brother concentrate on something so much. He was starting to worry. He decided to change the subject to something he would be a little more interested in.
"Ray, today I noticed something at the grocery store, I could smell demon. It wasn't us either. I don't know who it was, I couldn't pin point exactly where the smell was coming from, there were to many people around." When Jason said this Ray's ears snapped up into alert position. That was it, that's what he couldn't put his finger on. She was the demon. He needed to think some more so he got up and walked out of the kitchen and went out side. Once there he took one graceful jump and landed on one of the higher branches of the god tree. This was his favorite spot. From here he could see the park near the shrine and most of the city. He would stay in that tree for hours at a time sometimes. He loved it. Just being around that tree cleared his mind. He would probably stay here well into the night if he wasn't interrupted. Meanwhile back inside dinner was ready and on the table. Everyone was sitting down in their seats except for Ray, who was out side, and Aya who was still under the table. She was determined to see her job through to the end. Inuyasha was trying to talk her into getting in her seat but he was failing badly.
"Aya, please come up here and sit in your chair." He said
"No daddy, this is my first job and I don't want to mess it up."
"why is this so important to you, I mean she is paying you with ice-cream?"
"because I want to be like you daddy. Now I can do what you do, I'm going to protect Jason." With these words Inuyasha's heart melted. He was filled with pride, he never imagined he would hear his baby girl say she wanted to be like him. He sat straight up in his chair. The smile on his face was bigger than ever. He fixed her a small plate and passed it to her underneath the table. After dinner Inuyasha and Miroku cleared the table while Kagome and Sango made tea. Dannie, Yuki, and Aya went into the living room and Jason went outside. He did the same as his brother did before him, only landing on a lower branch. At first he was silent. He didn't want to provoke his brother.
"I don't get it. You only come up here when something is troubling you."
"yeah, so"
"so, you didn't even eat. Are you sick or something? You never pass up oden."
"no, I'm not sick. I'm just thinking."
"oh, well that's just as bad. Ya know how dangerous it is when you start thinking."
"HEY, what is that suppose to mean?"
"Ray, you don't remember? When we were little YOU thought it would be a good idea if we stuck a fork in the toaster."
"oh yeah, mom was so mad. It was a new toaster." Both boys chuckled for a few minutes.
"Hey Ray, don't forget the time you put our pet hamster in the microwave."
"Mr. Wiggles?"
"yeah, Mr. Wiggles. Ya know, the one that YOU blew up."
"hey, he was cold, I was just trying to warm him up. I didn't know he was going to explode"
"yeah, well thanks to that little mishap we aren't allowed to have hamsters anymore."
"I was 6"
"so was I and I didn't put him in the microwave"
"you would have if you were given the chance." Both of their tempers were now starting to rise slightly due to the memories of their long lost hamster.
"hey, don't snap at me! I just came up here to check on you."
"well I'm fine, now what are you still doing here."
"damn your cranky."
"well I'm sitting here trying to think when some dumbass comes along and interrupts my train of thought."
"look I don't know what your thinking about but you need to get over it." Jason was getting cold and tired. He wanted to go inside, but he wanted to know what was on Ray's mind more. He wanted to know what had him in suck a state.
"that girl" he said in a low voice, so low that Jason could barely hear him.
"a girl, what girl?"
"the one I saw earlier today."
"You mean that one you were telling me about, the one you saw at the store?"
"yeah, that's the one. I think she's that demon you smelled."
"What? How do you know?"
"At first I didn't recognize it, but it was there. She smelled like a demon, but it was different. Like someone tried to hide it or cover it up."
"well, what kind of demon is she? Could you see any features, ears, eyes, claws anything?"
"no, I didn't notice anything, but that doesn't mean that they aren't there."
"yeah. If we can hide ours, what's stopping another demon from doing the same."
"Yes but even we can't hide our scent. How was she able to mask it."
"Perfume"
"Perfume? What kind of perfume would be able to hide that."
"one specially made to make you smell like a human."
"but why? Why would she feel she has to hide from both worlds?" Jason could see the confusion in his brothers eyes as he pondered. Jason decided to answer his own question, he had no desire to stay here any longer. "I'm sure what ever it is it's none of our concern. Now come on, we have to get ready for school tomorrow. It's the first day, you don't want to have bags under you eyes do you?"
"right, I'll be down in a minute, you go on."
"alright but if you're not down in 15 minutes then I'm coming back out to get you."
"fine, just go already" Ray wanted to try and clear his head after all this thinking. Jason jumped out of the tree just as Dannie opened to door to come outside. When he jumped he hadn't realized that she was coming out. Jason landed right in front of her. Their faces were a mere inch away from each other. At first neither realized just how close they were. Once it sank in both their faces quickly grew flushed. Each took a step back and glared at their feet.
"I. um. sorry" he said after finding his voice. His face was still red.
"oh. it's ok" Dannie looked up at him and smiled awkwardly. He quickly returned the smile but looked away. "I have to go, I'll see you in the morning," before he could reply she turned and walked away toward the steps that led down to the street. Once he snapped back to reality he turned around and called back to her.
"do you want a ride in the morning?" she stopped walking and turned around to face him once again. Her checks were still slightly pink, even though they were now several feet apart.
"yeah, I'd love a ride to school." She once again gave him a smile and continued to walk toward the steps. At about this time there was an outbreak of chatter as everyone else came outside saying their good-byes.
"next weekend we'll come over to your house, alright Miroku?" Inuyasha said while patting Miroku on the back.
"yeah sure, just make sure you bring some extra food. We can't afford to feed both Jason and Ray. Those two can eat more than you ever did Inuyasha.
"that's ok, we just won't feed you. Then everyone will have plenty," everyone laughed for a few minuets at Miroku's expense. Even Sango was laughing at him. Once they stopped everyone noticed the sadness in the monks face as he hung his head. Sango stepped closer to him and gently held his arm.
"oh sweetie, don't worry, he's just teasing you." She calmly assured him.
"I know." He removed his arm from her hold and placed it around her waist. "lets go home, shall we." She nodded and turned to look for Yuki who was currently trying to drag Jason back inside. The only thing between her and being alone with him was the half pint Aya standing in the door way. She thought that once Dannie left it would be easy to get to Jason, but she was wrong. Aya was determined to do everything in her power to protect Jason. She made a promise and she was going to keep it.
"Yuki, come on. We're going home," Sango called.
"Oh come on mom, we can stay a little longer, right?
"No, you have school tomorrow. We have to go." Yuki releases Jason's arm and walks toward her parents.
"daddy, can't we stay, just for a few more minuets? Please?" she stuck her bottom lip out and gave Miroku her famous puppy-dog eyes. This usually got her what she wanted. She shot a hungry glance at Jason, who was now hiding behind Aya. Miroku looked to Sango for advice on the matter. All she did was give him a look that said 'if you don't want to be sleeping on the couch tonight, you'll say NO'. Miroku straightened up, he had to be strong. He has never been able to resist the puppy-dog eyes.
"I'm sorry sweetie, we really do need to get home." Yuki pouted all the way to the car, not even bothering to take the time to get around Aya to give Jason a good-bye pat on the butt. Miroku and Sango said their good-byes and headed toward the car as well. Sango couldn't help but whisper the promise of a reward for being so strong and standing up to the puppy-dog eyes attack, at this his eyes grew wide as well as his smile. He started to jog to the car pulling Sango behind him. Inuyasha and Kagome turned and walked inside followed by Jason and Aya. Just as they walked into the living room they heard the sound of screeching tires. Ray was still in the tree. By now, he was no longer thinking of the girl, but why a demon would want to hide from not only humans but demons as well. What could have happened to make her hide from both worlds? He wanted to understand, he wanted to help her, but how could he do that when he didn't even know her name? The sun was starting to set over the shrine. The lack of light was causing the air to grow colder. He decided it was time to go inside. After all, he didn't want a cold on the first day of school. Once he got changed he yelled a quick good-night through the house and went to bed. Aya had been in bed for a few minuets now. She never slept much and yet had so much energy. Jason was downstairs in the kitchen making a quick cup of ramen and Kagome and Inuyasha were in his office taking care of business.
~next morning~
Jason's alarm clock is going off. However, oblivious to the noise coming from it he continues to sleep. Instead the person it wakes is Inuyasha. He storms upstairs, bursting into the room only to find Jason halfway falling off the bed still sound asleep. Inuyasha picked up the alarm clock and threw it out the window.
"This boy can sleep through anything." He pulled back the covers causing the boy to slightly shiver for a moment. Still sound asleep he rolls over, hits the floor with a thud and starts to softly snore. Inuyasha just stands there shaking his head at his son. "If they grew up in my time he wouldn't even be able to sleep through Ray's snoring." She says while walking out of the room and into the bathroom across the hall. He picked up a cup from the counter and filled it with icy water. He slowly walked back toward his son, promptly throwing the water on the boy's face. Jason lazily raised one hand to his face, with it wiping the water away from his noise and eyes, but remained asleep. "Jason, wake up." Inuyasha used his foot to gently nudge his sleeping figure. "Jason, WAKE UP" he slightly shifted but gave no signs of waking. "Damn it, JASON WAKE UP!" After all this he still remained sleeping. However all the commotion did wake Kagome, who was now standing in the doorway.
"What's going on in here?" she wiped her eyes and pulled her robe closed. The cool morning air was giving her chills.
"He won't wake up. His damn alarm clock went off, he fell off his bed, I threw water on him, and I yelled at him and he still won't wake up" She could see the frustration in his face building. She moved from the doorway and stood next to him. She quickly made sure she was out of the path between the door and the boy.
"The ramen's done" at the sound of the word 'ramen' his ears started twitching. All the sudden he shot up, ran out the door and down the stairs. Once he go to the kitchen and realized there was no ramen he grew frustrated with him self. He hates being tricked.
"hey, where's the ramen?" His voice rang through the house fallowed by another pair of feet racing toward the promise of ramen.
"Wha. ramen, where?" Aya was now in the kitchen looking for her beloved ramen.
"Sorry squirt, not ramen," he put his hand on her shoulder. She started pouting, the one thing he hated to see. "I know how you ya feel." He turned to head back upstairs only to be knocked down by Ray who was now in the kitchen.
"ODEN, where's the oden."
"There's no oden you dumbass." Jason informed him.
"WHAT? No oden, but I."
"NO, there's no oden." With a sigh he admitted defeat and headed back upstairs passing his parents on the way. Jason who had managed to stop Aya from pouting followed him. As Inuyasha passes his son's he heard a low growling. They hated being tricked, especially this early in the morning. It was bad enough this was the first day of school. They retreated back to their rooms and started getting ready for the day ahead. While they were boys, they were both carefully picking out their outfits. They wanted to make sure they didn't look stupid but at the same time they didn't want to look like they put too much thought into it either. Jason could tell this was going to be a long day. One of those days that never seems to end, and when it does you're so tired all you can do is go to bed and hope that tomorrow will go by quicker. The first day of school was always like that, and it was the same every year. They would take their schedules and wonder around the school trying to find their classes. He could only hope that he and Dannie would have the same classes and that he and Yuki wouldn't. After getting dressed and eating a bowl of ramen for breakfast he went and put his book bag in the truck and grabbed two black bandannas from the dashboard. The morning air still had a lingering chill. The sun was just starting to appear over the tops of the trees causing most of the sky to have an orange hue. He walked back inside to fetch his brother. After about 10 minutes of arguing over who should get to drive, the two boys pile into the truck.
~ Ray's POV ~
Yes, I won, I get to drive. I open the driver's side door and hop in. As I heard the engine warm up I couldn't help but smirk. I guess Jason forgot about our little deal. He should be the one driving, I'm lucky he's so absent minded. It's still early in the morning, and the sun hasn't fully awakened. The air is fresh and smells great. Both Jason and I are wearing baggy jeans and simple T-shirts. Mine is black and his is blue. Once both of us check to make sure we have all our stuff in the truck I pull out of the driveway and head down the road. I can see Jason sifting uncomfortably in his seat. He has the biggest crush on Dannie. Everyone knows it, except for Dannie. It goes the other way too. Dannie likes Jason. The only one that doesn't notice is Jason, it's really ridiculous. I wish they would just get it over with so that we can get all this weirdness behind us. Yuki just chooses not to believe it. I pull up to Dannie's apartment and wait. She's usually waiting out side for us. She must be running late. After a minute she finally walks out. Her hair is carefully pulled back in a bun, still slightly damp from her morning shower no doubt. You could tell her makeup had been carefully crafted. She had on a skirt, high heels, and a frilly top. This was all very shocking. This was not her normal attire. I didn't even know she owned a skirt. I turned to see Jason gawking at her.
~ Jason's POV ~
'WOW!!!'
~ Dannie's POV ~
Oh no, they're staring. That's it, I have to get out of these cloths. I clutched my duffel bag at my side even tighter. I hate wearing skirts. I hate these shoes and I'm afraid that this shirt is going to attack me as soon as no one's looking. It's a good thing I brought extra cloths. As soon as I get to school I'm changing. Jason gets out of the truck and bows. I could smack him right now if I didn't know that my mom was watching me from the window upstairs. I slowly step forward. I can hear my shoes against the pavement. I got in first followed by Jason. The air was tense around me. I could tell any minute now that Ray was going to burst with laughter. "I don't want to hear one word about my outfit, got it." I tried to make my voice sound as cold and threatening as possible. I felt him shift besides me as he restarted the truck. Jason on the other hand is frozen. Its like he's afraid to breath. The rest of the ride was rather quiet.
~ At school (normal POV) ~
After they pulled into the student parking lot at school Dannie ran out of the truck and into the school. This was no easy feat. She had not gotten use to the high heels she was wearing and had almost tripped twice already. Finally she found the sanctuary of the girls bathroom. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this. After changing into baggy pants and a tight camouflage tank top and a pair of sneakers, she walked back outside to the truck where she found Jason waiting for her.
"so, what was with the skirt?"
"my mom made me wear it, she said that I'm a lady and that I should start acting like one" she made a disgusted face as she shoved her bag filled with girly clothes into the truck and slammed the door shut.
"well you look nice either way." He turned and looked away refusing to let her see the flush in his cheeks. She stared at his back for a moment before realizing that Ray was nowhere to be seen. She jumped at the opportunity to break the silence.
"hey, where's that brother of yours?"
"oh, he's getting ahead start on finding his classes. I should too, I can't remember where anything is."
"you went her last year."
"so, It's been about 2 mouths, I can't remember anything."
"you're hopeless," she turned and walked toward the school, she didn't want to admit it but she too had forgotten where most of the rooms were located. When she noticed that he wasn't following her she turned and gestured for him to do so. They silently walked to the school and found their new lockers. Dannie's locker was only three lockers down from Jason's. They spotted ray at the end of the row closing his. He walked away and down the closest hallway before Jason or Dannie could stop him. They ignored his haste and left together to find their classes.
~ Ray's POV ~
I walked down the hallway, it's been so long sence I've seen some of the people passing me in the hallway. Most of them are students that went here last year but every once in a while I can spot a new face among them. Then it hits me. She could be here, she could be a new student. What am I thinking? I need to get her out of my head. I only saw her for a second, I don't even know her name. I walk down the corridor stopping every once in a while to say hi to an old friend. I have this spot up on the roof that I go to from time to time, or at least I did. I haven't been there in a while. I walk up the stairs and stop at an old door. I can tell no one's been up here all summer. The floor is dusty and the lock on the door is slightly rusted. That just makes it easier for me to break it. I pull down hard on the lock and it easily snaps. I put the lock in my pocket, I don't want to leave it here for someone to find. I'll throw it away later. My dad taught me never to leave behind any evidence that can be used to prove that you're a demon. I open the door and walk out feeling the sun on my face. At first I can't really see anything, then my eyes adjust and everything comes into focus. There's a wonderful breeze that ruffles my hair as I walk over to the edge and lean against a fence that keeps people from falling off. I sit down right next to it and lean against the fence once again. I'll probably eat lunch up here. I accidentally found it one day when I was skipping class. I showed it to Jason and Dannie and ever since then this has been the spot we come to before and after school. Even during lunch. I look down at my watch. There's about twenty more minutes until school starts and I have to leave my sanctuary. I wouldn't be surprised if any second now I see Jason and Dannie walk through that door. Just as the thought leaves my head the door leading up here opens. I move so that I can face them as they walk in, expecting to be facing Dannie and Jason. Instead a girl walks out. It's the girl from the store. She still has her hat on with her dark brown hair flowing from underneath it. She just stands at the door way looking around, letting the door close behind her. She was probably shocked that someone else had the ides to come up here. When the shock wears off and she realizes she's staring at me she quickly forces her eyes to examine her shoes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." She said as I stand up. She turned on her heels and reaches for the door knob. She tried to turn it a few times but it doesn't move. The door is stuck. I can easily pull the door open with my strength and I know she could too. But she didn't want to show any of her demonic abilities. She had her hands balled up, I couldn't see any claws. She wouldn't smile, so I couldn't see any fangs of any kind. And she wore glasses and a hat. Any untrained demon wouldn't have hesitated it calling her human, but I knew better. She stepped away from the door and once again examined her shoes. I can feel the demon in her flare, she wanted nothing more than to get away from me.
"the door's stuck" she said calmly and quietly. I know she can smell my demon blood but if she's going to hide the fact that she's a demon than so will I.
"well, I'm guess we're stuck here" I say. I can see her fidget in awkwardness. I walk toward her and extend my hand. "Hi, I'm Ray." She doesn't take my hand, instead she takes a step back and stares at it.
"My name's Tarah."
Erin: thanks, I'm so glad you like my story
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Dannie-girl: WOW, thanks. I don't know about being very talented, but thanks anyway, I'm glad you like it.
Katy: thanks, I think its cool too.
Ok, now with that out of the way, I only have two more things to say.
I love to get reviews, LOVE it. Good or bad, I just want to know what my readers are thinking.
I don't own Inuyasha and company. If I did would I be writing a fan fiction and posting it here? No. However, I do own several characters in this story.
Now, time for what you've been waiting for.
The new girl
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"I would love to stay for dinner here tonight" Dannie replied with a smile. She turned to glare at Yuki only to find that both she and Jason were missing from the group. 'oh no, she's got him. There's no telling what she might do in a room alone with him.' She looked around once again in a desperate attempt to find them. Instead all she found was that Aya was also missing. 'yes, if she's gone too then I have nothing to worry about. She can't resist a good snoop. She'll interfere long before anything can happen.' She didn't know how right she was. At that very moment Aya was between Jason and Yuki. For once Jason was glad Aya decided to get nosey, she had saved him from her. Yuki had pulled him into the house against his will to get him alone. Aya was starting to work her magic, she had a knack for making people feel uncomfortable. "Yuki, why was your hand on Jason's back-side when I walked in?" She was speechless. Aya on the other had a big smile on her face, she was enjoying every moment of it. Everyone else was now headed inside as well. Arms were filled with bags and faces filled with smiles as they greeted each other. Ray was the only one with out a smile on his face. He was zoning in and out thinking of his mystery-girl. ' I've never seen her before, she must be new. Hey! She might need someone to show her around, and who better than someone that has lived here all their life.' he thought as a smirk came to rest on his face. 'great, now all I need to do is to find her again, but how do I do that.' The smirk left. He kept this up for a good ten minutes before he noticed he was now in his room with the milk and eggs. He grabbed the bags and headed back down the stairs. When he walked into the kitchen with the bags he found everyone else there too. Inuyasha and Miroku were talking about his business. Kagome and Sango cooking dinner and Jason, Dannie and Yuki were all sitting at the table chatting away. At second glance he noticed that Aya was underneath the table sitting on Yuki's feet. He shrugged it off when he realized that Dannie must have assigned her the job of making sure that Yuki behaved herself. He walked over to the refrigerator and placed the contents of the bags inside. Once he was done he walked over and took a seat next to Jason and across from Dannie. (Yuki was sitting beside Dannie across from Jason. Just wanted to clear it up.) He wanted to get into the conversation but they were once again arguing over which movie was better.
"The best movie of all time is the Matrix. It's got everything, hot guys, great special effects, hot guys, action, hot guys and it makes you think, what more could you ask for." With the last comment she made a smirk swept across Dannie's face.
"Well, that's new. Yuki likes a movie that makes her think." Both Dannie and Jason busted out laughing. Yuki just fumed. Ray wasn't even paying attention any more. He was still thinking about her. There was something about her that he couldn't put his finger on. Jason noticed the strange look on his brothers face and decided to bring him into the conversation some how.
"hey Ray. So, what's your favorite movie?" he asked. But he wasn't listening. "Ray, RAY"
"huh oh, what?" Jason sighed. He's never seen his brother concentrate on something so much. He was starting to worry. He decided to change the subject to something he would be a little more interested in.
"Ray, today I noticed something at the grocery store, I could smell demon. It wasn't us either. I don't know who it was, I couldn't pin point exactly where the smell was coming from, there were to many people around." When Jason said this Ray's ears snapped up into alert position. That was it, that's what he couldn't put his finger on. She was the demon. He needed to think some more so he got up and walked out of the kitchen and went out side. Once there he took one graceful jump and landed on one of the higher branches of the god tree. This was his favorite spot. From here he could see the park near the shrine and most of the city. He would stay in that tree for hours at a time sometimes. He loved it. Just being around that tree cleared his mind. He would probably stay here well into the night if he wasn't interrupted. Meanwhile back inside dinner was ready and on the table. Everyone was sitting down in their seats except for Ray, who was out side, and Aya who was still under the table. She was determined to see her job through to the end. Inuyasha was trying to talk her into getting in her seat but he was failing badly.
"Aya, please come up here and sit in your chair." He said
"No daddy, this is my first job and I don't want to mess it up."
"why is this so important to you, I mean she is paying you with ice-cream?"
"because I want to be like you daddy. Now I can do what you do, I'm going to protect Jason." With these words Inuyasha's heart melted. He was filled with pride, he never imagined he would hear his baby girl say she wanted to be like him. He sat straight up in his chair. The smile on his face was bigger than ever. He fixed her a small plate and passed it to her underneath the table. After dinner Inuyasha and Miroku cleared the table while Kagome and Sango made tea. Dannie, Yuki, and Aya went into the living room and Jason went outside. He did the same as his brother did before him, only landing on a lower branch. At first he was silent. He didn't want to provoke his brother.
"I don't get it. You only come up here when something is troubling you."
"yeah, so"
"so, you didn't even eat. Are you sick or something? You never pass up oden."
"no, I'm not sick. I'm just thinking."
"oh, well that's just as bad. Ya know how dangerous it is when you start thinking."
"HEY, what is that suppose to mean?"
"Ray, you don't remember? When we were little YOU thought it would be a good idea if we stuck a fork in the toaster."
"oh yeah, mom was so mad. It was a new toaster." Both boys chuckled for a few minutes.
"Hey Ray, don't forget the time you put our pet hamster in the microwave."
"Mr. Wiggles?"
"yeah, Mr. Wiggles. Ya know, the one that YOU blew up."
"hey, he was cold, I was just trying to warm him up. I didn't know he was going to explode"
"yeah, well thanks to that little mishap we aren't allowed to have hamsters anymore."
"I was 6"
"so was I and I didn't put him in the microwave"
"you would have if you were given the chance." Both of their tempers were now starting to rise slightly due to the memories of their long lost hamster.
"hey, don't snap at me! I just came up here to check on you."
"well I'm fine, now what are you still doing here."
"damn your cranky."
"well I'm sitting here trying to think when some dumbass comes along and interrupts my train of thought."
"look I don't know what your thinking about but you need to get over it." Jason was getting cold and tired. He wanted to go inside, but he wanted to know what was on Ray's mind more. He wanted to know what had him in suck a state.
"that girl" he said in a low voice, so low that Jason could barely hear him.
"a girl, what girl?"
"the one I saw earlier today."
"You mean that one you were telling me about, the one you saw at the store?"
"yeah, that's the one. I think she's that demon you smelled."
"What? How do you know?"
"At first I didn't recognize it, but it was there. She smelled like a demon, but it was different. Like someone tried to hide it or cover it up."
"well, what kind of demon is she? Could you see any features, ears, eyes, claws anything?"
"no, I didn't notice anything, but that doesn't mean that they aren't there."
"yeah. If we can hide ours, what's stopping another demon from doing the same."
"Yes but even we can't hide our scent. How was she able to mask it."
"Perfume"
"Perfume? What kind of perfume would be able to hide that."
"one specially made to make you smell like a human."
"but why? Why would she feel she has to hide from both worlds?" Jason could see the confusion in his brothers eyes as he pondered. Jason decided to answer his own question, he had no desire to stay here any longer. "I'm sure what ever it is it's none of our concern. Now come on, we have to get ready for school tomorrow. It's the first day, you don't want to have bags under you eyes do you?"
"right, I'll be down in a minute, you go on."
"alright but if you're not down in 15 minutes then I'm coming back out to get you."
"fine, just go already" Ray wanted to try and clear his head after all this thinking. Jason jumped out of the tree just as Dannie opened to door to come outside. When he jumped he hadn't realized that she was coming out. Jason landed right in front of her. Their faces were a mere inch away from each other. At first neither realized just how close they were. Once it sank in both their faces quickly grew flushed. Each took a step back and glared at their feet.
"I. um. sorry" he said after finding his voice. His face was still red.
"oh. it's ok" Dannie looked up at him and smiled awkwardly. He quickly returned the smile but looked away. "I have to go, I'll see you in the morning," before he could reply she turned and walked away toward the steps that led down to the street. Once he snapped back to reality he turned around and called back to her.
"do you want a ride in the morning?" she stopped walking and turned around to face him once again. Her checks were still slightly pink, even though they were now several feet apart.
"yeah, I'd love a ride to school." She once again gave him a smile and continued to walk toward the steps. At about this time there was an outbreak of chatter as everyone else came outside saying their good-byes.
"next weekend we'll come over to your house, alright Miroku?" Inuyasha said while patting Miroku on the back.
"yeah sure, just make sure you bring some extra food. We can't afford to feed both Jason and Ray. Those two can eat more than you ever did Inuyasha.
"that's ok, we just won't feed you. Then everyone will have plenty," everyone laughed for a few minuets at Miroku's expense. Even Sango was laughing at him. Once they stopped everyone noticed the sadness in the monks face as he hung his head. Sango stepped closer to him and gently held his arm.
"oh sweetie, don't worry, he's just teasing you." She calmly assured him.
"I know." He removed his arm from her hold and placed it around her waist. "lets go home, shall we." She nodded and turned to look for Yuki who was currently trying to drag Jason back inside. The only thing between her and being alone with him was the half pint Aya standing in the door way. She thought that once Dannie left it would be easy to get to Jason, but she was wrong. Aya was determined to do everything in her power to protect Jason. She made a promise and she was going to keep it.
"Yuki, come on. We're going home," Sango called.
"Oh come on mom, we can stay a little longer, right?
"No, you have school tomorrow. We have to go." Yuki releases Jason's arm and walks toward her parents.
"daddy, can't we stay, just for a few more minuets? Please?" she stuck her bottom lip out and gave Miroku her famous puppy-dog eyes. This usually got her what she wanted. She shot a hungry glance at Jason, who was now hiding behind Aya. Miroku looked to Sango for advice on the matter. All she did was give him a look that said 'if you don't want to be sleeping on the couch tonight, you'll say NO'. Miroku straightened up, he had to be strong. He has never been able to resist the puppy-dog eyes.
"I'm sorry sweetie, we really do need to get home." Yuki pouted all the way to the car, not even bothering to take the time to get around Aya to give Jason a good-bye pat on the butt. Miroku and Sango said their good-byes and headed toward the car as well. Sango couldn't help but whisper the promise of a reward for being so strong and standing up to the puppy-dog eyes attack, at this his eyes grew wide as well as his smile. He started to jog to the car pulling Sango behind him. Inuyasha and Kagome turned and walked inside followed by Jason and Aya. Just as they walked into the living room they heard the sound of screeching tires. Ray was still in the tree. By now, he was no longer thinking of the girl, but why a demon would want to hide from not only humans but demons as well. What could have happened to make her hide from both worlds? He wanted to understand, he wanted to help her, but how could he do that when he didn't even know her name? The sun was starting to set over the shrine. The lack of light was causing the air to grow colder. He decided it was time to go inside. After all, he didn't want a cold on the first day of school. Once he got changed he yelled a quick good-night through the house and went to bed. Aya had been in bed for a few minuets now. She never slept much and yet had so much energy. Jason was downstairs in the kitchen making a quick cup of ramen and Kagome and Inuyasha were in his office taking care of business.
~next morning~
Jason's alarm clock is going off. However, oblivious to the noise coming from it he continues to sleep. Instead the person it wakes is Inuyasha. He storms upstairs, bursting into the room only to find Jason halfway falling off the bed still sound asleep. Inuyasha picked up the alarm clock and threw it out the window.
"This boy can sleep through anything." He pulled back the covers causing the boy to slightly shiver for a moment. Still sound asleep he rolls over, hits the floor with a thud and starts to softly snore. Inuyasha just stands there shaking his head at his son. "If they grew up in my time he wouldn't even be able to sleep through Ray's snoring." She says while walking out of the room and into the bathroom across the hall. He picked up a cup from the counter and filled it with icy water. He slowly walked back toward his son, promptly throwing the water on the boy's face. Jason lazily raised one hand to his face, with it wiping the water away from his noise and eyes, but remained asleep. "Jason, wake up." Inuyasha used his foot to gently nudge his sleeping figure. "Jason, WAKE UP" he slightly shifted but gave no signs of waking. "Damn it, JASON WAKE UP!" After all this he still remained sleeping. However all the commotion did wake Kagome, who was now standing in the doorway.
"What's going on in here?" she wiped her eyes and pulled her robe closed. The cool morning air was giving her chills.
"He won't wake up. His damn alarm clock went off, he fell off his bed, I threw water on him, and I yelled at him and he still won't wake up" She could see the frustration in his face building. She moved from the doorway and stood next to him. She quickly made sure she was out of the path between the door and the boy.
"The ramen's done" at the sound of the word 'ramen' his ears started twitching. All the sudden he shot up, ran out the door and down the stairs. Once he go to the kitchen and realized there was no ramen he grew frustrated with him self. He hates being tricked.
"hey, where's the ramen?" His voice rang through the house fallowed by another pair of feet racing toward the promise of ramen.
"Wha. ramen, where?" Aya was now in the kitchen looking for her beloved ramen.
"Sorry squirt, not ramen," he put his hand on her shoulder. She started pouting, the one thing he hated to see. "I know how you ya feel." He turned to head back upstairs only to be knocked down by Ray who was now in the kitchen.
"ODEN, where's the oden."
"There's no oden you dumbass." Jason informed him.
"WHAT? No oden, but I."
"NO, there's no oden." With a sigh he admitted defeat and headed back upstairs passing his parents on the way. Jason who had managed to stop Aya from pouting followed him. As Inuyasha passes his son's he heard a low growling. They hated being tricked, especially this early in the morning. It was bad enough this was the first day of school. They retreated back to their rooms and started getting ready for the day ahead. While they were boys, they were both carefully picking out their outfits. They wanted to make sure they didn't look stupid but at the same time they didn't want to look like they put too much thought into it either. Jason could tell this was going to be a long day. One of those days that never seems to end, and when it does you're so tired all you can do is go to bed and hope that tomorrow will go by quicker. The first day of school was always like that, and it was the same every year. They would take their schedules and wonder around the school trying to find their classes. He could only hope that he and Dannie would have the same classes and that he and Yuki wouldn't. After getting dressed and eating a bowl of ramen for breakfast he went and put his book bag in the truck and grabbed two black bandannas from the dashboard. The morning air still had a lingering chill. The sun was just starting to appear over the tops of the trees causing most of the sky to have an orange hue. He walked back inside to fetch his brother. After about 10 minutes of arguing over who should get to drive, the two boys pile into the truck.
~ Ray's POV ~
Yes, I won, I get to drive. I open the driver's side door and hop in. As I heard the engine warm up I couldn't help but smirk. I guess Jason forgot about our little deal. He should be the one driving, I'm lucky he's so absent minded. It's still early in the morning, and the sun hasn't fully awakened. The air is fresh and smells great. Both Jason and I are wearing baggy jeans and simple T-shirts. Mine is black and his is blue. Once both of us check to make sure we have all our stuff in the truck I pull out of the driveway and head down the road. I can see Jason sifting uncomfortably in his seat. He has the biggest crush on Dannie. Everyone knows it, except for Dannie. It goes the other way too. Dannie likes Jason. The only one that doesn't notice is Jason, it's really ridiculous. I wish they would just get it over with so that we can get all this weirdness behind us. Yuki just chooses not to believe it. I pull up to Dannie's apartment and wait. She's usually waiting out side for us. She must be running late. After a minute she finally walks out. Her hair is carefully pulled back in a bun, still slightly damp from her morning shower no doubt. You could tell her makeup had been carefully crafted. She had on a skirt, high heels, and a frilly top. This was all very shocking. This was not her normal attire. I didn't even know she owned a skirt. I turned to see Jason gawking at her.
~ Jason's POV ~
'WOW!!!'
~ Dannie's POV ~
Oh no, they're staring. That's it, I have to get out of these cloths. I clutched my duffel bag at my side even tighter. I hate wearing skirts. I hate these shoes and I'm afraid that this shirt is going to attack me as soon as no one's looking. It's a good thing I brought extra cloths. As soon as I get to school I'm changing. Jason gets out of the truck and bows. I could smack him right now if I didn't know that my mom was watching me from the window upstairs. I slowly step forward. I can hear my shoes against the pavement. I got in first followed by Jason. The air was tense around me. I could tell any minute now that Ray was going to burst with laughter. "I don't want to hear one word about my outfit, got it." I tried to make my voice sound as cold and threatening as possible. I felt him shift besides me as he restarted the truck. Jason on the other hand is frozen. Its like he's afraid to breath. The rest of the ride was rather quiet.
~ At school (normal POV) ~
After they pulled into the student parking lot at school Dannie ran out of the truck and into the school. This was no easy feat. She had not gotten use to the high heels she was wearing and had almost tripped twice already. Finally she found the sanctuary of the girls bathroom. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this. After changing into baggy pants and a tight camouflage tank top and a pair of sneakers, she walked back outside to the truck where she found Jason waiting for her.
"so, what was with the skirt?"
"my mom made me wear it, she said that I'm a lady and that I should start acting like one" she made a disgusted face as she shoved her bag filled with girly clothes into the truck and slammed the door shut.
"well you look nice either way." He turned and looked away refusing to let her see the flush in his cheeks. She stared at his back for a moment before realizing that Ray was nowhere to be seen. She jumped at the opportunity to break the silence.
"hey, where's that brother of yours?"
"oh, he's getting ahead start on finding his classes. I should too, I can't remember where anything is."
"you went her last year."
"so, It's been about 2 mouths, I can't remember anything."
"you're hopeless," she turned and walked toward the school, she didn't want to admit it but she too had forgotten where most of the rooms were located. When she noticed that he wasn't following her she turned and gestured for him to do so. They silently walked to the school and found their new lockers. Dannie's locker was only three lockers down from Jason's. They spotted ray at the end of the row closing his. He walked away and down the closest hallway before Jason or Dannie could stop him. They ignored his haste and left together to find their classes.
~ Ray's POV ~
I walked down the hallway, it's been so long sence I've seen some of the people passing me in the hallway. Most of them are students that went here last year but every once in a while I can spot a new face among them. Then it hits me. She could be here, she could be a new student. What am I thinking? I need to get her out of my head. I only saw her for a second, I don't even know her name. I walk down the corridor stopping every once in a while to say hi to an old friend. I have this spot up on the roof that I go to from time to time, or at least I did. I haven't been there in a while. I walk up the stairs and stop at an old door. I can tell no one's been up here all summer. The floor is dusty and the lock on the door is slightly rusted. That just makes it easier for me to break it. I pull down hard on the lock and it easily snaps. I put the lock in my pocket, I don't want to leave it here for someone to find. I'll throw it away later. My dad taught me never to leave behind any evidence that can be used to prove that you're a demon. I open the door and walk out feeling the sun on my face. At first I can't really see anything, then my eyes adjust and everything comes into focus. There's a wonderful breeze that ruffles my hair as I walk over to the edge and lean against a fence that keeps people from falling off. I sit down right next to it and lean against the fence once again. I'll probably eat lunch up here. I accidentally found it one day when I was skipping class. I showed it to Jason and Dannie and ever since then this has been the spot we come to before and after school. Even during lunch. I look down at my watch. There's about twenty more minutes until school starts and I have to leave my sanctuary. I wouldn't be surprised if any second now I see Jason and Dannie walk through that door. Just as the thought leaves my head the door leading up here opens. I move so that I can face them as they walk in, expecting to be facing Dannie and Jason. Instead a girl walks out. It's the girl from the store. She still has her hat on with her dark brown hair flowing from underneath it. She just stands at the door way looking around, letting the door close behind her. She was probably shocked that someone else had the ides to come up here. When the shock wears off and she realizes she's staring at me she quickly forces her eyes to examine her shoes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." She said as I stand up. She turned on her heels and reaches for the door knob. She tried to turn it a few times but it doesn't move. The door is stuck. I can easily pull the door open with my strength and I know she could too. But she didn't want to show any of her demonic abilities. She had her hands balled up, I couldn't see any claws. She wouldn't smile, so I couldn't see any fangs of any kind. And she wore glasses and a hat. Any untrained demon wouldn't have hesitated it calling her human, but I knew better. She stepped away from the door and once again examined her shoes. I can feel the demon in her flare, she wanted nothing more than to get away from me.
"the door's stuck" she said calmly and quietly. I know she can smell my demon blood but if she's going to hide the fact that she's a demon than so will I.
"well, I'm guess we're stuck here" I say. I can see her fidget in awkwardness. I walk toward her and extend my hand. "Hi, I'm Ray." She doesn't take my hand, instead she takes a step back and stares at it.
"My name's Tarah."