Disclaimer: [yawns] I'm writing this at 10:30 in the night so I really can't think up of a witty way to say "I don't own Inuyasha."
Authors Note:
Yvonne: Hehe. . . Prepare for a weird chapter! ^_^;;
Bakhu: Well, you just had a sudden inspiration and then tackled your computer, huh?
Yvonne: You are SO right! After chatting on AIM for 2 hours with about 6 people at once, I was hit by an inspiration that was saved until tonight ^^
Bakhu: But of course she isn't going to tell you what her inspiration is! Psssst. . . It'll be in the story!
Readers: [exhausted (is that how you spell it?) and groans]
One Reader: Anyone got pies?
Another Reader: Or a tomato?
Yvonne: [gasps] You guys hate us THAT much? [does an oprah faint]
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was Saturday, a carefree day in which Sango was able to do whatever she wanted to. In this case, she decided to go on the internet and try to chat with her friends.
She logged onto a chat service and found chatroom 371, also known as chatroom _t0ky0z g@ng_. She opened it up and entered her screen-username and the password (therisingstaircase). It took a few seconds, but after a bit the chatroom window popped up. Her eyes swung to the "Who's Here" box and she was releived to see all four screen-usernames there. Kago Me Chan (Kagome), inuyashaboi (Inuyasha), miroku SaMa (Miroku), and XsangoX, which was herself. A long string of words were unfurling in the "Text-Messages" box, but the most recent one was "Welcome, XsangoX. You have entered chatroom _t0ky0z g@ng_." Sango smiled to herself and watched the conversation before jumping in.
Kago Me Chan: ya im thinkin bout it but its hard
inuyashaboi: u should think faster
Kago Me Chan: well SRY! u try thinkin 4 1ce!
miroku SaMa: hey u 2 should keep it down
inuyashaboi: hey look its sango
Kago Me Chan: hi sango! come in n talk 2 us
miroku SaMa: ya come on in
Sango grinned. She had gotten their attention, which was what she wanted in the first place. She typed something in the "Enter Text-Message" box, then pressed enter. (AN: For those who don't understand Internet slang, i have included an un-internet slang version at the very end of this chapter.)
XsangoX: hey u guys. kag, inu, u 2 shouldnt fite so much, bein boifriend n girlfriend. sumtimes its very amusin
Sango's answer had quickly received alot of answers. Miroku agreed with Sango. Inuyasha was probably bristling right now, and Kagome was pouting indignantly.
miroku SaMa: ya sangos gotta point
inuyashaboi: WUT?! i DO NOT fite w/ kag!
Kago Me Chan: so wut if were boif n girlf? we can still fite! ur not bein fair sango!
miroku SaMa: u 2 should b on the same side
inuyashaboi: we R! . . . in a way
Kago Me Chan: we R! ur not bein fair either miroku. ur just sidin w/ sango!
inuyashaboi: ya cuz shes ur girlf so ur sidin w/ her. EVIL MIROKU
miroku SaMa: ill side w/ whoever i want 2, thank u very much!
Sango sat in front of her computer, laughing silently. How silly her friends could be sometimes, it made her double over just to think about it! She rubbed her eyes a bit, then typed and pressed enter.
XsangoX: hey u all break it up
miroku SaMa: well finally u answered
Kago Me Chan: wuzzup sango
XsangoX: nothin much. how r u all?
inuyashaboi: in a fite, as u can c
XsangoX: lol dur stupid i noe THAT
miroku SaMa: sango they were makin fun o me!
XsangoX: ya but im not gonna do anythin about it. u deal w/ it urself
Kago Me Chan: atta grl!
inuyashaboi: lets just get back 2 the case
miroku SaMa: uve gotta good idea 4 1ce
XsangoX: ok. . . so kag have u found out anythin w/ the staircase?
Kago Me Chan: sry no, its just way 2 hard
inuyashaboi: aw u mean ur givin up?
Kago Me Chan: no, it just means its very hard stupid
inuyashaboi: w/e
miroku SaMa: how bout u sango?
XsangoX: ditto. were both stuck in the mud
Kago Me Chan: well @ least were tryin unlike inu n miroku. . .
inuyashaboi: hey dont blame us if were lay z
miroku SaMa: hey im not a good thinker
XsangoX: ya u r, u just dont noe it
miroku SaMa: u noe that never occured 2 me
Kago Me Chan: oops g2g every1. bai
inuyashaboi: bai kag
miroku SaMa: ok then bai
XsangoX: c u round kag. bai. n i think im goin 2 so bai (AN: "Bai" is just their (and my!) way of spelling "bye".)
Sango left the chatroom, so the only ones left were Inuyasha and Miroku, though they were likely to leave soon as well, with no other people to talk to besides the other, which was most likely to end up in a cyber-argument. Sango got offline and walked off, deep in thought. So far they were getting nowhere with their clues. Were they ever going to get anywhere. . . ?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At 5:00, Sango was already preparing for the trip to Tokyo Inn. She was clad in a magenta shirt with a matching vest and a pair of demi flares, freshly ironed. Frantically whipping a brush through her messy hair, she applied her mascara, though it was thicker than usual and had smeared a tad, much to her dismay. Kagome had informed her this morning and she had agreed to accompany her to the Inn.
"I think I'm ready I think I'm ready I think I'm ready. . . Okay, I'm not ready." She stood in front of the floor length mirror in her room, scowling at her reflection. "Hmmm. . . What will Kagome-chan think? Nah, she'll just say I look great, as always. . . What about Inuyasha? Umm. . . No. He's too overly-critical. And Miroku. . . ?"
She paused a moment before laughing. "HAH! Miroku will just try to grope me!"
" . . .Eww. . . "
She winced at the dirty thought.
Kohaku was just passing by when he spotted Sango, standing in front of her mirror. He paused in the doorway and whistled. "Oooooooh, Oneesan! Are you going anywhere? With anyone? With your Miroku? And what's with the pile of clothes on your bed, huh, Oneesan?" (AN: Oneesan means "big sister" in Japanese.)
Sango threw a cap onto her head, posed in the mirror for a moment, then decided against it and threw the cap to the floor. "Kohaku, I'm going to Tokyo Inn. (More whistling.) It's for a case. And yeah, I'm going with Miroku (More whistling, AGAIN!), but also with Inuyasha and Kagome-chan. And. . . That- " (She pointed at the pile of clothes on her bed.) "-Was for when I couldn't decide what to wear. I'll clean it up later." And with that, Sango's attention was riveted back to shoes and hats. Kohaku rolled his eyes as he watched hat after hat and shoe after shoe get tossed aside dejectedly. 'Typical girl stuff,' he said with a mental snort, and left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At 5:15, A taxi had stopped just outside of Sango's house, next to the curb. Kagome, with a plastic comb holding back the ebony curled locks, loaded with gel that was framing her face, rolled down the window. "Hey, Sango-chan!" she hollered loudly enough to make the cab driver wince. "Are you done yet?"
"I'm coming!" Sango said, avoiding Kagome's question. Minutes later, she stumbled out onto the sidewalk, her Japanese-style slippers tripping her up. At the same time, she was frantically buttoning a leather jacket, her fingers fumbling nervously. "Dammed buttons," she muttered angrily as she entered the cab. "Fuckin' dammed buttons. . . "
"Here," Kagome said as Sango climbed into the car. "Let me help you with those. . . " Kag's quick, nimble fingers had Sango's coat buttoned in no time.
"Phew, thanks," Sango moaned gratefully. "I had a hard time with this jacket. . . And these slippers, too!" She pointed an accusing finger at the flip-flops on her feet. They had a floral pattern of sakura (cherry-blossoms) woven onto them. "Oh!" Kagome squealed. "They're just soooooo CUTE!"
"Yeah, whatever," Sango murmured. "So- Who are we picking up next?"
"Miroku," said a cold, masculine voice from up front.
"Ummmmm. . . Kagome-chan, who was that?" Sango wondered aloud, voicing her worried thoughts.
But all of a sudden, Kagome had steered her gaze to her feet, as if finding them rather interesting. She didn't say a word, but maintained her eyes to remain on her loafers and not wander over to the perplexed looking Sango.
Sango, deciding to find out for herself, peeked forward and found a man with dark, curling locks around his pale, expressionless face. Apathy was written all over it, except for the one place that seemed to be alive - His cold eyes, blood red, narrow as slit but darting around as if seperated from it's body. They landed on the shocked looking girl staring at him. Sango gasped. "You- "
"Yes," said the man with a small sneer. "Me."
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Yvonne: Evil cliff-hanger? Possibly. I'll try to update as soon as I can. . . But this may be the last up date of the year, maybe not. I'm going on vacation soon, so expect the next chapter to be extra-late. Vampire-Elf, nice try. It WAS Kouga on the phone. . . And if anyone can guess who this "mysterious" man is. . .
Bakhu: DUH. Send a review!
Yvonne: Yes peoplez! [does a happy face] Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Now, I'm going to go listen to the carolers outside. . . They *could* use singing lessons. . . R&R!
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Un-Internet Slang version of the chat between the members of _t0ky0z g@ng_:
Kago Me Chan: Yeah, I'm thinking about it, but it's hard!
inuyashaboi: You should think faster.
Kago Me Chan: Well, SORRY! You try thinking for once!
miroku SaMa: Hey, you two should keep it down.
inuyashaboi: Hey, look, it's Sango!
Kago Me Chan: Hi Sango! Come in and talk to us.
miroku SaMa: Yeah, come on in.
XsangoX: Hey you guys. Kag, Inu, you two shouldn't fight so much, being boyfriend and girlfriend. Sometimes it's very amusing.
miroku SaMa: Yeah, Sango's got a point.
inuyashaboi: WHAT?! I DO NOT fight with Kag!
Kago Me Chan: So what if we're boyfriend and girlfriend? we can still fight! You're not being fair, Sango!
miroku SaMa: You two should be on the same side. . .
inuyashaboi: We ARE! . . . In a way.
Kago Me Chan: We ARE! You're not being fair either, Miroku. You're just siding with Sango!
inuyashaboi: Yeah, because she's you're girlfriend so you're siding with her. EVIL MIROKU!
miroku SaMa: I'll side with whoever I want to, thank you very much!
XsangoX: Hey you all, break it up!
miroku SaMa: Well, finally you answered!
Kago Me Chan: What's up, Sango?
XsangoX: Nothing much. How are you all?
inuyashaboi: In a fight, as you can see.
XsangoX: Laugh out loud! Dur stupid, I know THAT.
miroku SaMa: Sango, they were making fun of me!
XsangoX: Yeah but I'm not going to do anything about it. You deal with it yourself.
Kago Me Chan: Atta girl!
inuyashaboi: Lets just get back to the case.
miroku SaMa: You've got a good idea for 1once. . .
XsangoX: Okay. . . So Kag, have you found out anything with the staircase?
Kago Me Chan: Sorry, no, it's just way too hard.
inuyashaboi: Aw, you mean you're giving up?
Kago Me Chan: No, it just means it's very hard, stupid!
inuyashaboi: Whatever.
miroku SaMa: How about you, Sango?
XsangoX: Ditto. We're both stuck in the mud. . .
Kago Me Chan: Well at least we're trying, unlike Inu and Miroku. . .
inuyashaboi: Hey, don't blame us if we're lazy!
miroku SaMa: Hey, I'm not a good thinker!
XsangoX: Yeah you are, you just don't know it.
miroku SaMa: You know, that never occured to me. . .
Kago Me Chan: Oops! Got to go everyone. Bye!
inuyashaboi: Bye Kag.
miroku SaMa: Okay then, bye!
XsangoX: See you around, Kag. Bye. And I think I'm going too, so bye.
Authors Note:
Yvonne: Hehe. . . Prepare for a weird chapter! ^_^;;
Bakhu: Well, you just had a sudden inspiration and then tackled your computer, huh?
Yvonne: You are SO right! After chatting on AIM for 2 hours with about 6 people at once, I was hit by an inspiration that was saved until tonight ^^
Bakhu: But of course she isn't going to tell you what her inspiration is! Psssst. . . It'll be in the story!
Readers: [exhausted (is that how you spell it?) and groans]
One Reader: Anyone got pies?
Another Reader: Or a tomato?
Yvonne: [gasps] You guys hate us THAT much? [does an oprah faint]
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was Saturday, a carefree day in which Sango was able to do whatever she wanted to. In this case, she decided to go on the internet and try to chat with her friends.
She logged onto a chat service and found chatroom 371, also known as chatroom _t0ky0z g@ng_. She opened it up and entered her screen-username and the password (therisingstaircase). It took a few seconds, but after a bit the chatroom window popped up. Her eyes swung to the "Who's Here" box and she was releived to see all four screen-usernames there. Kago Me Chan (Kagome), inuyashaboi (Inuyasha), miroku SaMa (Miroku), and XsangoX, which was herself. A long string of words were unfurling in the "Text-Messages" box, but the most recent one was "Welcome, XsangoX. You have entered chatroom _t0ky0z g@ng_." Sango smiled to herself and watched the conversation before jumping in.
Kago Me Chan: ya im thinkin bout it but its hard
inuyashaboi: u should think faster
Kago Me Chan: well SRY! u try thinkin 4 1ce!
miroku SaMa: hey u 2 should keep it down
inuyashaboi: hey look its sango
Kago Me Chan: hi sango! come in n talk 2 us
miroku SaMa: ya come on in
Sango grinned. She had gotten their attention, which was what she wanted in the first place. She typed something in the "Enter Text-Message" box, then pressed enter. (AN: For those who don't understand Internet slang, i have included an un-internet slang version at the very end of this chapter.)
XsangoX: hey u guys. kag, inu, u 2 shouldnt fite so much, bein boifriend n girlfriend. sumtimes its very amusin
Sango's answer had quickly received alot of answers. Miroku agreed with Sango. Inuyasha was probably bristling right now, and Kagome was pouting indignantly.
miroku SaMa: ya sangos gotta point
inuyashaboi: WUT?! i DO NOT fite w/ kag!
Kago Me Chan: so wut if were boif n girlf? we can still fite! ur not bein fair sango!
miroku SaMa: u 2 should b on the same side
inuyashaboi: we R! . . . in a way
Kago Me Chan: we R! ur not bein fair either miroku. ur just sidin w/ sango!
inuyashaboi: ya cuz shes ur girlf so ur sidin w/ her. EVIL MIROKU
miroku SaMa: ill side w/ whoever i want 2, thank u very much!
Sango sat in front of her computer, laughing silently. How silly her friends could be sometimes, it made her double over just to think about it! She rubbed her eyes a bit, then typed and pressed enter.
XsangoX: hey u all break it up
miroku SaMa: well finally u answered
Kago Me Chan: wuzzup sango
XsangoX: nothin much. how r u all?
inuyashaboi: in a fite, as u can c
XsangoX: lol dur stupid i noe THAT
miroku SaMa: sango they were makin fun o me!
XsangoX: ya but im not gonna do anythin about it. u deal w/ it urself
Kago Me Chan: atta grl!
inuyashaboi: lets just get back 2 the case
miroku SaMa: uve gotta good idea 4 1ce
XsangoX: ok. . . so kag have u found out anythin w/ the staircase?
Kago Me Chan: sry no, its just way 2 hard
inuyashaboi: aw u mean ur givin up?
Kago Me Chan: no, it just means its very hard stupid
inuyashaboi: w/e
miroku SaMa: how bout u sango?
XsangoX: ditto. were both stuck in the mud
Kago Me Chan: well @ least were tryin unlike inu n miroku. . .
inuyashaboi: hey dont blame us if were lay z
miroku SaMa: hey im not a good thinker
XsangoX: ya u r, u just dont noe it
miroku SaMa: u noe that never occured 2 me
Kago Me Chan: oops g2g every1. bai
inuyashaboi: bai kag
miroku SaMa: ok then bai
XsangoX: c u round kag. bai. n i think im goin 2 so bai (AN: "Bai" is just their (and my!) way of spelling "bye".)
Sango left the chatroom, so the only ones left were Inuyasha and Miroku, though they were likely to leave soon as well, with no other people to talk to besides the other, which was most likely to end up in a cyber-argument. Sango got offline and walked off, deep in thought. So far they were getting nowhere with their clues. Were they ever going to get anywhere. . . ?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At 5:00, Sango was already preparing for the trip to Tokyo Inn. She was clad in a magenta shirt with a matching vest and a pair of demi flares, freshly ironed. Frantically whipping a brush through her messy hair, she applied her mascara, though it was thicker than usual and had smeared a tad, much to her dismay. Kagome had informed her this morning and she had agreed to accompany her to the Inn.
"I think I'm ready I think I'm ready I think I'm ready. . . Okay, I'm not ready." She stood in front of the floor length mirror in her room, scowling at her reflection. "Hmmm. . . What will Kagome-chan think? Nah, she'll just say I look great, as always. . . What about Inuyasha? Umm. . . No. He's too overly-critical. And Miroku. . . ?"
She paused a moment before laughing. "HAH! Miroku will just try to grope me!"
" . . .Eww. . . "
She winced at the dirty thought.
Kohaku was just passing by when he spotted Sango, standing in front of her mirror. He paused in the doorway and whistled. "Oooooooh, Oneesan! Are you going anywhere? With anyone? With your Miroku? And what's with the pile of clothes on your bed, huh, Oneesan?" (AN: Oneesan means "big sister" in Japanese.)
Sango threw a cap onto her head, posed in the mirror for a moment, then decided against it and threw the cap to the floor. "Kohaku, I'm going to Tokyo Inn. (More whistling.) It's for a case. And yeah, I'm going with Miroku (More whistling, AGAIN!), but also with Inuyasha and Kagome-chan. And. . . That- " (She pointed at the pile of clothes on her bed.) "-Was for when I couldn't decide what to wear. I'll clean it up later." And with that, Sango's attention was riveted back to shoes and hats. Kohaku rolled his eyes as he watched hat after hat and shoe after shoe get tossed aside dejectedly. 'Typical girl stuff,' he said with a mental snort, and left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At 5:15, A taxi had stopped just outside of Sango's house, next to the curb. Kagome, with a plastic comb holding back the ebony curled locks, loaded with gel that was framing her face, rolled down the window. "Hey, Sango-chan!" she hollered loudly enough to make the cab driver wince. "Are you done yet?"
"I'm coming!" Sango said, avoiding Kagome's question. Minutes later, she stumbled out onto the sidewalk, her Japanese-style slippers tripping her up. At the same time, she was frantically buttoning a leather jacket, her fingers fumbling nervously. "Dammed buttons," she muttered angrily as she entered the cab. "Fuckin' dammed buttons. . . "
"Here," Kagome said as Sango climbed into the car. "Let me help you with those. . . " Kag's quick, nimble fingers had Sango's coat buttoned in no time.
"Phew, thanks," Sango moaned gratefully. "I had a hard time with this jacket. . . And these slippers, too!" She pointed an accusing finger at the flip-flops on her feet. They had a floral pattern of sakura (cherry-blossoms) woven onto them. "Oh!" Kagome squealed. "They're just soooooo CUTE!"
"Yeah, whatever," Sango murmured. "So- Who are we picking up next?"
"Miroku," said a cold, masculine voice from up front.
"Ummmmm. . . Kagome-chan, who was that?" Sango wondered aloud, voicing her worried thoughts.
But all of a sudden, Kagome had steered her gaze to her feet, as if finding them rather interesting. She didn't say a word, but maintained her eyes to remain on her loafers and not wander over to the perplexed looking Sango.
Sango, deciding to find out for herself, peeked forward and found a man with dark, curling locks around his pale, expressionless face. Apathy was written all over it, except for the one place that seemed to be alive - His cold eyes, blood red, narrow as slit but darting around as if seperated from it's body. They landed on the shocked looking girl staring at him. Sango gasped. "You- "
"Yes," said the man with a small sneer. "Me."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yvonne: Evil cliff-hanger? Possibly. I'll try to update as soon as I can. . . But this may be the last up date of the year, maybe not. I'm going on vacation soon, so expect the next chapter to be extra-late. Vampire-Elf, nice try. It WAS Kouga on the phone. . . And if anyone can guess who this "mysterious" man is. . .
Bakhu: DUH. Send a review!
Yvonne: Yes peoplez! [does a happy face] Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Now, I'm going to go listen to the carolers outside. . . They *could* use singing lessons. . . R&R!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Un-Internet Slang version of the chat between the members of _t0ky0z g@ng_:
Kago Me Chan: Yeah, I'm thinking about it, but it's hard!
inuyashaboi: You should think faster.
Kago Me Chan: Well, SORRY! You try thinking for once!
miroku SaMa: Hey, you two should keep it down.
inuyashaboi: Hey, look, it's Sango!
Kago Me Chan: Hi Sango! Come in and talk to us.
miroku SaMa: Yeah, come on in.
XsangoX: Hey you guys. Kag, Inu, you two shouldn't fight so much, being boyfriend and girlfriend. Sometimes it's very amusing.
miroku SaMa: Yeah, Sango's got a point.
inuyashaboi: WHAT?! I DO NOT fight with Kag!
Kago Me Chan: So what if we're boyfriend and girlfriend? we can still fight! You're not being fair, Sango!
miroku SaMa: You two should be on the same side. . .
inuyashaboi: We ARE! . . . In a way.
Kago Me Chan: We ARE! You're not being fair either, Miroku. You're just siding with Sango!
inuyashaboi: Yeah, because she's you're girlfriend so you're siding with her. EVIL MIROKU!
miroku SaMa: I'll side with whoever I want to, thank you very much!
XsangoX: Hey you all, break it up!
miroku SaMa: Well, finally you answered!
Kago Me Chan: What's up, Sango?
XsangoX: Nothing much. How are you all?
inuyashaboi: In a fight, as you can see.
XsangoX: Laugh out loud! Dur stupid, I know THAT.
miroku SaMa: Sango, they were making fun of me!
XsangoX: Yeah but I'm not going to do anything about it. You deal with it yourself.
Kago Me Chan: Atta girl!
inuyashaboi: Lets just get back to the case.
miroku SaMa: You've got a good idea for 1once. . .
XsangoX: Okay. . . So Kag, have you found out anything with the staircase?
Kago Me Chan: Sorry, no, it's just way too hard.
inuyashaboi: Aw, you mean you're giving up?
Kago Me Chan: No, it just means it's very hard, stupid!
inuyashaboi: Whatever.
miroku SaMa: How about you, Sango?
XsangoX: Ditto. We're both stuck in the mud. . .
Kago Me Chan: Well at least we're trying, unlike Inu and Miroku. . .
inuyashaboi: Hey, don't blame us if we're lazy!
miroku SaMa: Hey, I'm not a good thinker!
XsangoX: Yeah you are, you just don't know it.
miroku SaMa: You know, that never occured to me. . .
Kago Me Chan: Oops! Got to go everyone. Bye!
inuyashaboi: Bye Kag.
miroku SaMa: Okay then, bye!
XsangoX: See you around, Kag. Bye. And I think I'm going too, so bye.