Mystery Man and a bit of Revenge
~ Well, that was certainly interesting and quiet entertaining. You got to dress 'him' up... Oh,
and he has a new nickname, too! 'Dogboy' and sugoi... that really gets on 'his' nerves. It also kind
of explains why you are currently 'hung up' in the costume store. You can't really blame it on 'him'
though, can you...? Well, hai you can, but iie, it wasn't entirely his fault. After all he did warn
you... But, you forgive him... Because you have already formed a plan for revenge and it was
almost perfect! Well, after having yelled for help so much that your voice is starting to falter, a
policeman- a real one- and his 'assistant' come to the rescue. Hey, the assistant is kind of... cute...
And he stays to chat while his superior goes to find some keys that fit... Maybe he could fill the
void in your side of the promise to your mother.... This day wasn't all that bad after all! ~
I sighed, absently rubbing my sore wrists as I walked over toward the parking place where
the car had been left. I had twisted my wrists around constantly- not really all that sure as to why I
did it, but I did it nonetheless- and had given myself a nasty raw-flesh circle from the handcuffs. I
was silently thanking the police officer, whom I had thanked countless times, that he had came
before I proceeded to gnaw at my arms.
It was late; the sun was setting and I wanted nothing more than to be in the room- my
father's room- with the little black box of reminders, watching it set. I'd get my revenge later...
"Konnichi wa, Kagome-chan!" Sango called, waving her hands to grab my attention.
I had reached the parking lot to find my so-called friends in the car.
'Probably trying to leave me again...' I sighed again. "We were just coming to get you."
"Yeah, right..." I mumbled. "That's okay," I said cheerfully, which scared the group a little.
"I just hung- literally- with this total hottie while some police officer tried to locate another key.
Look!" I yelled, pulling a piece of paper out of my pocket of those totally kick-ass flares I'd
bought. "I even got his number!"
The girls cheered for me, Kouga's jaw dropped, and the other two just starred at me.
"Sugoi! Who is he?" Ayame chimed, excitedly.
"Not telling," I said, sitting in the back with Ayame, Sango, and Kouga- who, to my delight,
stayed away from me, his jaw still agape.
"Aw! Come on, Kagome-chan," the girls whined.
"Iie. You left me in there alone, so you'll have to wait."
"But if we hadn't left you hanging there," Sango said with a victory grin, "then you wouldn't
have ever met him in the first place."
"And your point is...?" I asked, looking as smug as could be. I wasn't telling... This was the
perfect revenge for them. Good, juicy information and no way to get it...
"'Boy Hunting', huh?" Miroku piped from the driver's seat. I blushed at the memory.
'Mama, you really didn't have to do that...'
"Not really," I lied. What was one more little lie added to all of the rest. "Actually, I didn't
start the conversation. He did."
"Keh! I'll believe that," Inuyasha snorted, paused for affect, then added, "Never."
"And I would care why?" I asked as I picked up the dog-eared hat that lay on the floor
boards. The poor ears were all abused! So I dutifully fixed them.
"Uh..." he stuttered. "Keh!" he ended arrogantly as always.
"That was a really lame cover-up, Dogboy," I said, shaking my head slowly.
"Don't call me that!" he growled, lowering his face so that his bangs hid his expression,
which was already invisible to me since I was seated directly behind him.
"Why Dogboy?" I implore, leaning forward, plopping his fixed 'ears' back in place. "It
doesn't hurt your feelings, does it?"
"Keh!" He snorted, swiping the hat from his head. I sat back, sighing deeply again.
"Well... About tonight..."
"You'll stay home," Ayame said. "But, Kagome-chan, we're going to the theater to see a
movie... You sure you don't want to join us? It's gonna be so much fun... You'll miss out..."
"I'm positive, Aya-chan... I have something to do anyway."
"Probably wants to call her new 'lover boy'," Inuyasha sneered.
I bit my tounge... I'd save it for later and add something else to my revenge.
"Who's going?" Kouga asked, looking passed me to Ayame.
"Everyone else," Sango answered.
"You mean we have to go?" Inuyasha asked, his voice cracking a bit.
"Well..." Ayame began, looking at me. "We only really need Sango and she needs a date...
But other than that..."
I slumped my shoulders.
'Great! Now Kouga's gonna stay with me... I'm stuck with him either way...' However, to
my surprise, no one asked to stay. It made me mad... What now I'm to good enough to spend time
with! Actually I could see why, but it still made me mad. Yet, I kept my mouth shut. I didn't really
want anyone there, after all.
It took a lot less time than I had expected. We were back to the cabin in less than 10
minutes and I waved bye to them as they pulled out of the turn- about driveway. After setting up
some of 'trap revenge'- which involved the tearing of pillows, some yellow dye, and a few strings-
I had just enough time to grab the box from its hide-away and sit on the bed before the sun set.
It was beautiful.
As the sun crept to the ground, slowly falling, the sky lit up in brilliant hues of blue and
purple, orange and gold. The tree's leaves seemed to catch fire, filling the air with a bright display
of red and orange, tangling together, and as for the star as it descended, it blazed in peaceful
recognition to the dying day.
This was what he'd wanted me to see and, now that I have seen it, I felt as if he was sitting
there with me. I smiled. There was no more need to cry over him. He was at rest. And as the sun
fell behind the horizon I whispered.
"Oyasumi Nasai."
The last color seen was that of an amber ray. An intense amber that shocked me. It was
breathtaking... That ray... Those eyes... They were so alike. His eyes had always held the feeling
of sadness, even when he laughed. He was always sad. Yet, I didn't know why. It could have been
his sister's illness or the fact that he had no say in his future- his brother made that clear. I hadn't
even noticed that until now... This place was truly magical. The sunset was the most magnificent
of it all.
That ray of light, the last remaining shimmer of day, held sadness to it, also. The knowledge
that when it graced that piece of land again, which it did everyday, a whole night had passed and
it had missed out on the changes, only getting half of the story. Was it possible that both had the
same reason? Surely Inuyasha didn't miss out on anything... Except the life of an ordinary person,
he had everything.
"What are you doing?"
"Kya!" I jumped and, being twisted up in the bed's sheets, fell face first to the ground.
Inuyasha laughed.
"Clumsy girl," He snorted, walking away.
"What the hell are you doing here!?" I screamed, chasing after him after I'd worked myself
free.
"Your friends don't exactly trust you," he stated, raiding the refrigerator. "They came back
just to drop me off... Just making sure you don't set up some trap like you did with that Sango
girl."
"I don't believe you," I told him, glaring at him.
"Doesn't really matter, does it?" he asked, leaning his back on the counter in order to look
unconcerned. "I'm here and there is nothing you can do about it."
"I knew you couldn't live without me, but, seriously, I thought you could at least last for a
few hours," I sighed, walking back to my father's room, leaving Inuyasha gapping at me.
"Keh! Don't flatter yourself," he shouted, going into his room.
'Correction, MY room,' I thought.
'My door less room.'
"It's not considered flattery unless the stalker is a total hottie... Now I would be flattering
myself if you'd been 'him'," I said, nonchalantly. "Otherwise, it is a sarcastic saying that lets the
stalker know that they are not welcome. In your case, though, it also was meant as a fact."
"Like I said, don't flatter yourself," Inuyasha snorted.
"Gomen. I guess I didn't explain that in small enough words. I'll help you out," I yelled from
the kitchen. Since he was already back, I'd have to come up with a quick revision in the plan.
'Aha!' I grabbed the vegitable oil and walked to his door. Peering inside- which was rather
easy since there was no door- I saw that he was already in bed, facing the window. "See, since
you are not a total hottie, I am not flattering myself. It's an insult. And insult is a comment that
makes fun of a person in a rude manner. Understand so far?" I asked and continued before he
could respond. "I was saying that you just can't stay away from me-"
"Therefore, you were flattering yourself. Your explanation is made of illogical human
thought..." he said, yawning.
'Well, this ought to wake him up!' By now I was already to the door. "Whatever. I'm going
outside for a while..."
I waited a few moments, watching from the family room window.
'One... Two... Three!'
"Kyaaaaaa!" I screeched as frightened as possible. Inuyasha was out of the door before I
could finish.
***SLIP***
"Ahhhhhh!"
***SPLAT***
"Itai!"
***ZOOM***
"You bitch!"
I watched as he slid toward the door wide-eyed, right into the string that held the bucket of
honey aloft, and out into the cabin's yard.
***SPLASH***
I ran inside as soon as he was out of grabbing range, locking the door behind me, and
watched from the window as he stood up, fuming.
'Oh boy,' I thought, a little nervous. He was pissed!
'Well, might as well go through with it!'
Before he reached the door, I set up the rest of the trap. Standing at the window, I made a
few faces, smiled, and watched as his face turned from pissed to
I-AM-GOING-TO-KILL-A-CERTAIN-GIRL-BY-THE-NAME-OF-KAGOME-IN-A-VERY-
PAINFUL-WAY-WHEN-I-GET-IN-THERE!!! I was actually scared, but I couldn't let him see
that, now could I?
"So, Dogboy... How's the weather? A little chilly?"
"Let me the fuck in now!"
"That's no way to talk to a lady," I scolded, wagging my finger. "Naughty, naughty."
"Lady my ass!"
"Tsk, tsk."
"NOW!"
"Iie! Not until you promise me that you will not kill me," I said, sitting on the edge of the
couch.
He smirked and leapt at the window.
"Kya!" I screamed, trying to get away- even though the glass shielded me- and fell over the
arm of the couch, hitting my head on the string that held the rest of the trap in place. The string
snapped, cutting me just above the eye, and sent the feathers softly to the ground. Ignoring the
pain above my eye, I jumped up, ran to the door, and unlocked it.
"You ass! You just ruined the rest of my trap!" I shouted, coming within inches of
Inuyasha's face.
"Iie, you did that," he stated, walking around me. "Wench."
"That's it!" I yelled, pushing Inuyasha through the door, and into the pile of feathers. But
there was one minor problem... The honey had covered his back, also, and not being diluted, I
was pulled down with him. "Kya!"
"Get off me!" He yelled, receiving a mouth full of feathers. I pushed up, trying to stand, but
couldn't. "GET OFF!"
"I'm trying, baka!" I yelled, pulling my hands. "You don't honestly think I want to be like
this, do you?"
"Hmmm... Now that you mention it, I'm not all that sure..."
"Oh, get over yourself!" I snorted in disgust, rolling my eyes. "So.. Who is flattering
themselves this time?"
"You are," he stated mater-of-factly.
"Is that by logical human thought or illogical human thought?" I asked as one of my hands
separated itself from his back.
"Logical."
"How's it logical when I didn't even say anything?"
"Keh. It is because I say it is! Understand?"
"Iie, but I don't feel like learning right now," I replied as my second hand made its slow
progrees back to the rightful owner. "So... How'd you find out about the audition for the
children's band?" I asked, startling him by the change of subject.
"My mother..."
"Oh... What was it like? The auditions I mean," I asked... For some reason, I was curious as
to if he would make up some story about how easy it was or some kind of fierce competition.
"Keh. I don't really remember..." He snorted, looking away from my general direction.
"What do you mean...?" I asked, surprised to say the least.
'Like me...?'
"I don't remember it very well, that's all."
"Oh... But how can you forget such an important time in your life?" I implored, already
knowing one way.
"By thinking of it only once since then... All I remember is that, in the last audition,
something went wrong, and I was left with no true competition," he sighed. "Not that there every
was any," he snorted.
Holding back the urge to push him face first into the floor, I stood up and walked to the
kitchen, washing off my hands. Yelling back to Inuyasha, I searched the fridge for a snack. "What
do you mean by 'something went wrong'?"
"Don't know..." He said, startling me. He was closer than I'd thought.
I turned around with a skeptical look placed on my face. "You don't kno-
Hahahahahahahhahaha!" I clutched the counter-top for support as I looked at my little creation
standing in the doorway.
"Nani?" he asked, completely confused.
"Y-you...(gasp)need t-(giggle)to... lo-look in the(giggle.....gasp) mi- mirror," I chocked,
wiping a tear away, and burst out into laughter again. "G.. gomen! Hahahahahahahah!"
He walked off silently, a little dazed by my reaction, and I bolted for my father's room,
locking the door behind me.
"Oh. Kami-sama..." he said aloud, barely above a whisper, but I heard it. "I... I look like... A
chicken..." It took a while before he actually came to terms with reality. "YOU LITTLE BITCH!"
"Iie. I'm a 19 year old human being,
you are the dog," I giggled from the safety of the room.
"WHY YOU!!!" He pounded his fists on the door. "You better open this door or I'll break
it!"
"Why should I? It's my room after all!"
"Because, I won't kill you, I'll just injure you enough to make you stop this kind of stuff," he
stated, pounding harder with each new word.
"You're not a very good babysitter, ne?"
I heard him growl. "One more chance!" he yelled.
"Alright, alright! Stop pounding!" I really didn't want to lose another piece of this cabin... It
was a family treasure of sorts.
I sighed as I unlocked the door and swung it open, walking back over to the window before
he could catch me. I turned around in just enough time to see him check the doorway.
"Don't worry. I know you're not stupid enough to fall for that, so I didn't waste my time," I
told him. Giving me a questioning look, he stepped inside, visibly tense. He relaxed, then glared at
me.
"You need to be taught some manners, girl," he stated, walking forward.
"And I suppose you're the teacher," I said, quirking an eyebrow.
"Maybe..." he said, thoughtfully. "I think I could come up with some assignments or
something."
"Assignments or something, huh?"
"Yeah. We'll start with you're social skills," he said, counting his fingers. "Then some table
manners, a few polite comments, how to be sincere, to apologize-"
"So," I interrupted, "you'll basically be teaching me everything that you don't know... How
does that work?"
"Keh! We definatley need to work on your manners. Rule number one: do not interrupt a
person while they are spea-"
"Whatever, Dogb-"
"Don't call me that!"
"Now who's the one interrupting the speaker?" I sneered. I walked passed him and stopped
in front of the door. "Rule number one in proper social manners when concerning late night
conversations: A woman is the master of her domain. When she stands next to the door, the rest
of the room's occupants tip their hats and leave. Good day to you sir. I am rather tired."
"Keh!" he snorted, rolling his eyes. "Your friends are right. You are overdramatic."
"And now you are insulting a lady whilst in her bedroom!" I cried horrifiedly, disbelief
written clear as day.
"Lady?" he asked, looking around in confusion. "What lady?"
"Good night, Dogboy," I said, pointing out the door.
"You are strange, ne?" he said, walking out the door.
To end the night off, I gave him a free trip... It seems to me that he likes flying. Kami- sama
knows he was airborne for longer than scientifically possible...
Sugoi, today was great!
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