Chapter 3 Kagome, the Inu Hanyou
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"You WHAT?!"
Kagome rolled her eyes and repeated herself "I invited him to travel with us," she stated simply.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, letting out a huff. He turned his back and walked to the hut. She heard a loud thud and Shippo came bouncing out yelling at Inuyasha. "What do you mean she got a new boyfri-" Suddenly Shippo closed his mouth when he rolled to a stop at Kagome's feet. "Kagome!" Shippo called it out happily.
Kagome lifted up the small kitsune, embracing him in a hug. "I'm glad to see you too, Shippo."
Shippo jumped to the ground, looking up at Sunoar, "Eh, Kagome, who's he?"
Kagome looked at Sunoar then back down to Shippo, "Shippo, this is Sunoar. He's a Sun-Lion demon. He'll be traveling with us." Shippo nodded happily.
Suddenly, and arm grabbed her around her waist, spinning her around, coming face to face with Kouga.
"Kagome, my woman, how do you feel?" Kouga smiled, pressing his body against hers, pulling her into a hug. He noted her differences but he definitely liked them.
Kagome pulled away from the wolf demon. "Kouga, I am fine." She noticed he was still worried about her recent run in with being attacked. She looked into his eyes for she noticed a difference about him. He seemed happy, too happy. She walked over to Sunoar. "Kouga, I'm not your woman, either. This is Sunoar; he'll be traveling with us."
Shippo decided to go back inside. He bounced happily away.
Kouga lifted his chin, trying to look down at Sunoar but they were the same height. He stood up tall, sizing Sunoar up but they had very similar build. Kouga gave up and looked at Kagome with a serious face, "Don't tell me that what I heard Shippo say is true?" He watched her with wide eyes.
Kagome raised an eyebrow "What- oh!" Kagome almost forgot about the remark Inuyasha had obviously said to Shippo when he stormed inside the hut, kicking Shippo out. She smiled merrily, walking behind Sunoar, placing her hands on his shoulders and resting her chin on his right shoulder. "Of course it's true!"
Kouga's mouth fell open and his eyes grew wide. Kagome moved back around to stand next to Sunoar, laughing. Kouga then saw that she was playing with him. He grinned and she stopped laughing, bracing herself. Kouga crouched down, jumping forward at Kagome and the two fell to the ground, laughing. Kagome got up, brushing her white dress off.
Kouga got up, listening intently to something far off. Kagome heard it too. It was a wolf howl. Kouga looked at Kagome, took her arms, bringing her closed to him. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, "Kagome, my love, I must depart. I will return soon." And at that, Kouga took off for the mountain side where the Demon Wolf Tribe stayed.
Kagome turned back to Sunoar, "I'm sorry you had to witness that," she smiled.
Sunoar put his hand up and smiled, "It's alright."
Kagome nodded. "Good, you must meet the others." She spoke happily and Sunoar was dazed a bit as he watched her spin around and walk back to the hut. He followed, seemingly memorized by the beauty of her flowing silver and black hair.
Kagome and Sunoar came into the hut, welcomed by friendly greetings from Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kaede. But an even lesser greeting from Inuyasha
"Kagome, ye have finally returned to us." Kaede was stirring a stew in a pot. It was still early morning but Kagome shrugged and sat down. I guess a brunch won't hurt.
Sunoar sat down beside Kagome. Inuyasha had obviously told them about Kagome's new "boyfriend". Kagome sighed. She was still 15 and her 16th birthday was coming up in a couple months' time but she knew she had no time for such silly things as boyfriends.
Kaede passed out some very small cups of soup and Inuyasha took one and sniffed it. "Ah! What is this?!" He had out the cup down and was backed up against the wall of the hut as if the cup had bitten him.
Kaede looked at Inuyasha and simply replied "Inuyasha, ye must drink this, it will protect ye from sicknesses and will give ye more energy and strength when in battle."
Kagome raised the cup to her nose, letting its vapors waft around her. The substance did smell awfully wretched. Oh well, I guess it's better than becoming ill and tired when we are away. She placed the cup to he lips, holding her nose with her other hand, and tipped the cup up so the substance flowed into her mouth. She swallowed before she could taste anything. Everybody followed what she did – including Inuyasha.
When they finished complaining about the horrible taste, Kaede just rolled her eyes and sent everyone on their way.
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Shippo chatted lazily with Sunoar, Miroku with Sango and Kagome was just happy staying quiet. Inuyasha sulked behind them all.
"So, Kagome, do you have any thought of what kind of demon you are now?" Miroku asked. He moved around Shippo and Sunoar who were in deep conversation.
"I'm actually not sure, Miroku," Kagome had never thought to think of what she was now. She had only thought about her appearances.
"Well, since you are now a hanyou, you must be some kind of animal; you do have a tail and ears, right?" Miroku inquired.
"She also may have similar powers to Inuyasha," Sango put in, "If you ask me, she looks like some kind of dog demon."
Miroku and Kagome stared at her.
"What? I mean, she was attacked by Inuyasha, wasn't she? And he is a dog demon... well, half a dog demon. She also does have ears like his and even a tail," Sango thought this over as she spoke.
Kagome turned Sango's words over in her mind, "You may be right, Sango, I may be a dog hanyou. But the question now is, why do I have black in my hair but Inuyasha's hair is all silver?"
Miroku nodded, "Kagome does have a point, maybe she's just a different breed of dog hanyou." He shrugged.
The group walked on, deep in thought as Shippo filled Sunoar in with the details. Sango returned the jewel shard to Kagome when nobody was looking. Kirara sat on her shoulder.
A few days after walking, the group started to get a little restless. Kagome had changed back into a human a few times during the day and even at night. Thy all also noticed he had a winding black stripe that curled around her upper arm where Inuyasha had cut her arm. Nobody thought anything of it and it didn't bother Kagome but it stayed on her arm when she was a human and when she was a hanyou.
On the fifth day, they hadn't come across any towns but as they neared a mountain side, Inuyasha spotted a small village on its' side. They all decided to go up and visit the town to see if any jewel shards could be found.
As they neared the town, they noticed much noise coming from there. Inuyasha and Miroku ran ahead to see if they could spot what was going on. The monk and the hanyou ducked behind some rocks and bushes, watching the townspeople celebrate.
"What are they so happy about?" Inuyasha asked quietly.
Miroku wondered for a moment but didn't come up with anything so he decided to ask a random person. He spotted a beautiful young woman about the age of 17 and he walked over to her. She stopped and smiled, "Hello, dear monk, is there anything that I can do for you on this fine, fine day?"
Miroku smiled, putting on his charm. "I would like to inquire what your village is celebrating. And your name."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he watched from his hideaway.
The young woman grinned, taking a curtsy, "My name is Kalahouru and this day, we celebrate the coming of the Soul Dragon."
Miroku stared so she informed him that the Soul Dragon had come long ago to their mountainside village to return stolen and lost souls to their dead.
Miroku nodded, now fully understanding and he got to one knee, taking her hands in his.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and watched. He knew what was coming. Miroku would ask a plainly stupid question, the girl would reject him by hurting him some how and she would be in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
Sure enough, Inuyasha heard Miroku, "Kalahouru, your beauty astounds me. Will you bare my child?"
The young woman just stared then turned and walked away, dazed. Miroku got up and ran after her but she turned around and slapped him across the face, storming off yelling profanities at the monk over her shoulder.
Inuyasha smirked as Miroku joined him behind the rock and before Inuyasha could say anything, Miroku said "I know, I deserved it. But it was worth it."
Miroku and Inuyasha made their way down to the rest of their group and everybody knew why the monk had a red hand print on his cheek. Shippo filled Sunoar in.
They gathered their things and made their way up to the village, deciding to stay the night.
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The entire village feasted and Kagome and the others were invited to join. They did and they ate like pigs. Sango enjoyed being able to eat something besides Ramen. They stocked up their bags that night then went off to find places to sleep. Shippo stayed with Sunoar and Kagome had the feeling that he did this because Sunoar reminded him of his father but she didn't say anything.
"Kagome, I want to talk with you." Kagome spun around, finding herself face to face with Inuyasha.
"Well, alright." Kagome didn't have anything better to do so she let him taker her arm, pulling her onto his back.
Inuyasha disappeared into the forest beside the village with Kagome. He ran pretty far, jumping from tree to tree then landing on the ground at a run then jumped back into the trees. He stopped after a minute on a large tree branch when he thought they were well out of hearing distance of the town. Kagome slipped from his back and sat on the branch, dangling her feet. Inuyasha sat against the trunk, pulling her towards him.
"Inuyasha, what is it you wanted to-" She stopped short for she found her words cut off by Inuyasha's mouth. He's kissing me! She thought frantically but didn't pull back. She let her eyes close, finding Inuyasha's arms around her body, pulling her closer to him.
Inuyasha had wanted to do something since he had attacked her. He had been afraid for her. But now that she was a hanyou, he liked her even more. He found himself attracted to her scent. Something about it was luring him to her. He had brought her here to tell her his feelings for her before he did something again to make her angry with him.
He pulled her body against his, liking her warmth as he kissed her, letting his tongue explore her mouth. She didn't pull away so he slid his tongue slide over her short but sharp fangs. He pulled away and let her collapse onto him. He felt her fast, short breaths on his neck as he looked up into the night sky through the leaves.
Kagome rested her chin on his shoulder, letting his scent engulf her. She had never noticed this before but Inuyasha smelled strongly of spring water and the earth. It was a calming effect on her and she soon found herself wanting to sleep.
Inuyasha stretched out on the tree branch, turning Kagome over and laying her on him. The back of her head rested on his shoulder and he watched her now golden eyes slowly close. Her silver and ebony hair turned back to its' normal black, her ears atop her head disappeared and her tail slowly vanished.
Inuyasha smiled. She was asleep without a worry. He quietly lifted her up and decided to find a better tree limb. He jumped soundlessly from branch to branch but suddenly stopped. He felt a cold gaze on his back and he spun around. He saw nothing. His ears twitched, listening closely but only Kagome's soft breaths against his chest were heard. He sighed, looking down at Kagome and removing a strand of black hair from her face.
He found a tree branch quite wide and sunk down, sliding has back down the trunk, he laid Kagome out as before and smiled. This was bliss to him.
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About two hours later, Inuyasha fell asleep and his stalker sighed. Sunoar followed him from the village. He had felt the need to keep Kagome in his sight. He watched her shift in her sleep and Inuyasha's hand fell off of her stomach, dangling below the two. He decided to get some sleep and joined Shippo near the outskirts of the village.
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Kagome awoke to shouts and yelling. It was just before sunrise. Kagome bolted upright when the scent of smoke filled her nose then became nearly unbearable as she turned into a hanyou.
Inuyasha opened an eye, gazing at her sleepily. "What now?" He turned over, unseating Kagome from the tree limb. She gasped as she fell, only to be caught by an arm by a sleepy Inuyasha. She stared angrily into his face as he pulled her up.
"Inuyasha, something's burning... the village!" Her eyes grew wide as she spotted smoke just to the East where the shouting was.
Inuyasha sniffed the air. "Sesshoumaru." His eyes flashed dangerously and he grabbed Kagome's arm, pulling her down to the ground as he jumped from the tree. They landed quietly and Inuyasha let go, knowing she could keep up now that she was a hanyou. He took off, jumping from the ground to the trees. Kagome wasn't far behind. Many time she passed him.
As they neared the village, the smells and noises got louder, Inuyasha and Kagome, running side by side, saw Sango and Sunoar. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he nodded. She jumped down from the tree and he kept going.
"Sunoar, Sango, what's going on?" Sango looked at Kagome with wide eyes then Kagome saw what they were crowded over. Miroku's motionless body.
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ooc| -sigh- Ok, this is chapter 3. I know it's a bit boring but I'm having some writer's block and many people wanted me to finish. Don't worry, I'm not going to do what you think I'm going to do in the story... -wink- ^_~ So, here it is, don't forget to submit your review. ^_^
~The almighty Khemosabi
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"You WHAT?!"
Kagome rolled her eyes and repeated herself "I invited him to travel with us," she stated simply.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, letting out a huff. He turned his back and walked to the hut. She heard a loud thud and Shippo came bouncing out yelling at Inuyasha. "What do you mean she got a new boyfri-" Suddenly Shippo closed his mouth when he rolled to a stop at Kagome's feet. "Kagome!" Shippo called it out happily.
Kagome lifted up the small kitsune, embracing him in a hug. "I'm glad to see you too, Shippo."
Shippo jumped to the ground, looking up at Sunoar, "Eh, Kagome, who's he?"
Kagome looked at Sunoar then back down to Shippo, "Shippo, this is Sunoar. He's a Sun-Lion demon. He'll be traveling with us." Shippo nodded happily.
Suddenly, and arm grabbed her around her waist, spinning her around, coming face to face with Kouga.
"Kagome, my woman, how do you feel?" Kouga smiled, pressing his body against hers, pulling her into a hug. He noted her differences but he definitely liked them.
Kagome pulled away from the wolf demon. "Kouga, I am fine." She noticed he was still worried about her recent run in with being attacked. She looked into his eyes for she noticed a difference about him. He seemed happy, too happy. She walked over to Sunoar. "Kouga, I'm not your woman, either. This is Sunoar; he'll be traveling with us."
Shippo decided to go back inside. He bounced happily away.
Kouga lifted his chin, trying to look down at Sunoar but they were the same height. He stood up tall, sizing Sunoar up but they had very similar build. Kouga gave up and looked at Kagome with a serious face, "Don't tell me that what I heard Shippo say is true?" He watched her with wide eyes.
Kagome raised an eyebrow "What- oh!" Kagome almost forgot about the remark Inuyasha had obviously said to Shippo when he stormed inside the hut, kicking Shippo out. She smiled merrily, walking behind Sunoar, placing her hands on his shoulders and resting her chin on his right shoulder. "Of course it's true!"
Kouga's mouth fell open and his eyes grew wide. Kagome moved back around to stand next to Sunoar, laughing. Kouga then saw that she was playing with him. He grinned and she stopped laughing, bracing herself. Kouga crouched down, jumping forward at Kagome and the two fell to the ground, laughing. Kagome got up, brushing her white dress off.
Kouga got up, listening intently to something far off. Kagome heard it too. It was a wolf howl. Kouga looked at Kagome, took her arms, bringing her closed to him. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, "Kagome, my love, I must depart. I will return soon." And at that, Kouga took off for the mountain side where the Demon Wolf Tribe stayed.
Kagome turned back to Sunoar, "I'm sorry you had to witness that," she smiled.
Sunoar put his hand up and smiled, "It's alright."
Kagome nodded. "Good, you must meet the others." She spoke happily and Sunoar was dazed a bit as he watched her spin around and walk back to the hut. He followed, seemingly memorized by the beauty of her flowing silver and black hair.
Kagome and Sunoar came into the hut, welcomed by friendly greetings from Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kaede. But an even lesser greeting from Inuyasha
"Kagome, ye have finally returned to us." Kaede was stirring a stew in a pot. It was still early morning but Kagome shrugged and sat down. I guess a brunch won't hurt.
Sunoar sat down beside Kagome. Inuyasha had obviously told them about Kagome's new "boyfriend". Kagome sighed. She was still 15 and her 16th birthday was coming up in a couple months' time but she knew she had no time for such silly things as boyfriends.
Kaede passed out some very small cups of soup and Inuyasha took one and sniffed it. "Ah! What is this?!" He had out the cup down and was backed up against the wall of the hut as if the cup had bitten him.
Kaede looked at Inuyasha and simply replied "Inuyasha, ye must drink this, it will protect ye from sicknesses and will give ye more energy and strength when in battle."
Kagome raised the cup to her nose, letting its vapors waft around her. The substance did smell awfully wretched. Oh well, I guess it's better than becoming ill and tired when we are away. She placed the cup to he lips, holding her nose with her other hand, and tipped the cup up so the substance flowed into her mouth. She swallowed before she could taste anything. Everybody followed what she did – including Inuyasha.
When they finished complaining about the horrible taste, Kaede just rolled her eyes and sent everyone on their way.
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Shippo chatted lazily with Sunoar, Miroku with Sango and Kagome was just happy staying quiet. Inuyasha sulked behind them all.
"So, Kagome, do you have any thought of what kind of demon you are now?" Miroku asked. He moved around Shippo and Sunoar who were in deep conversation.
"I'm actually not sure, Miroku," Kagome had never thought to think of what she was now. She had only thought about her appearances.
"Well, since you are now a hanyou, you must be some kind of animal; you do have a tail and ears, right?" Miroku inquired.
"She also may have similar powers to Inuyasha," Sango put in, "If you ask me, she looks like some kind of dog demon."
Miroku and Kagome stared at her.
"What? I mean, she was attacked by Inuyasha, wasn't she? And he is a dog demon... well, half a dog demon. She also does have ears like his and even a tail," Sango thought this over as she spoke.
Kagome turned Sango's words over in her mind, "You may be right, Sango, I may be a dog hanyou. But the question now is, why do I have black in my hair but Inuyasha's hair is all silver?"
Miroku nodded, "Kagome does have a point, maybe she's just a different breed of dog hanyou." He shrugged.
The group walked on, deep in thought as Shippo filled Sunoar in with the details. Sango returned the jewel shard to Kagome when nobody was looking. Kirara sat on her shoulder.
A few days after walking, the group started to get a little restless. Kagome had changed back into a human a few times during the day and even at night. Thy all also noticed he had a winding black stripe that curled around her upper arm where Inuyasha had cut her arm. Nobody thought anything of it and it didn't bother Kagome but it stayed on her arm when she was a human and when she was a hanyou.
On the fifth day, they hadn't come across any towns but as they neared a mountain side, Inuyasha spotted a small village on its' side. They all decided to go up and visit the town to see if any jewel shards could be found.
As they neared the town, they noticed much noise coming from there. Inuyasha and Miroku ran ahead to see if they could spot what was going on. The monk and the hanyou ducked behind some rocks and bushes, watching the townspeople celebrate.
"What are they so happy about?" Inuyasha asked quietly.
Miroku wondered for a moment but didn't come up with anything so he decided to ask a random person. He spotted a beautiful young woman about the age of 17 and he walked over to her. She stopped and smiled, "Hello, dear monk, is there anything that I can do for you on this fine, fine day?"
Miroku smiled, putting on his charm. "I would like to inquire what your village is celebrating. And your name."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he watched from his hideaway.
The young woman grinned, taking a curtsy, "My name is Kalahouru and this day, we celebrate the coming of the Soul Dragon."
Miroku stared so she informed him that the Soul Dragon had come long ago to their mountainside village to return stolen and lost souls to their dead.
Miroku nodded, now fully understanding and he got to one knee, taking her hands in his.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and watched. He knew what was coming. Miroku would ask a plainly stupid question, the girl would reject him by hurting him some how and she would be in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
Sure enough, Inuyasha heard Miroku, "Kalahouru, your beauty astounds me. Will you bare my child?"
The young woman just stared then turned and walked away, dazed. Miroku got up and ran after her but she turned around and slapped him across the face, storming off yelling profanities at the monk over her shoulder.
Inuyasha smirked as Miroku joined him behind the rock and before Inuyasha could say anything, Miroku said "I know, I deserved it. But it was worth it."
Miroku and Inuyasha made their way down to the rest of their group and everybody knew why the monk had a red hand print on his cheek. Shippo filled Sunoar in.
They gathered their things and made their way up to the village, deciding to stay the night.
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The entire village feasted and Kagome and the others were invited to join. They did and they ate like pigs. Sango enjoyed being able to eat something besides Ramen. They stocked up their bags that night then went off to find places to sleep. Shippo stayed with Sunoar and Kagome had the feeling that he did this because Sunoar reminded him of his father but she didn't say anything.
"Kagome, I want to talk with you." Kagome spun around, finding herself face to face with Inuyasha.
"Well, alright." Kagome didn't have anything better to do so she let him taker her arm, pulling her onto his back.
Inuyasha disappeared into the forest beside the village with Kagome. He ran pretty far, jumping from tree to tree then landing on the ground at a run then jumped back into the trees. He stopped after a minute on a large tree branch when he thought they were well out of hearing distance of the town. Kagome slipped from his back and sat on the branch, dangling her feet. Inuyasha sat against the trunk, pulling her towards him.
"Inuyasha, what is it you wanted to-" She stopped short for she found her words cut off by Inuyasha's mouth. He's kissing me! She thought frantically but didn't pull back. She let her eyes close, finding Inuyasha's arms around her body, pulling her closer to him.
Inuyasha had wanted to do something since he had attacked her. He had been afraid for her. But now that she was a hanyou, he liked her even more. He found himself attracted to her scent. Something about it was luring him to her. He had brought her here to tell her his feelings for her before he did something again to make her angry with him.
He pulled her body against his, liking her warmth as he kissed her, letting his tongue explore her mouth. She didn't pull away so he slid his tongue slide over her short but sharp fangs. He pulled away and let her collapse onto him. He felt her fast, short breaths on his neck as he looked up into the night sky through the leaves.
Kagome rested her chin on his shoulder, letting his scent engulf her. She had never noticed this before but Inuyasha smelled strongly of spring water and the earth. It was a calming effect on her and she soon found herself wanting to sleep.
Inuyasha stretched out on the tree branch, turning Kagome over and laying her on him. The back of her head rested on his shoulder and he watched her now golden eyes slowly close. Her silver and ebony hair turned back to its' normal black, her ears atop her head disappeared and her tail slowly vanished.
Inuyasha smiled. She was asleep without a worry. He quietly lifted her up and decided to find a better tree limb. He jumped soundlessly from branch to branch but suddenly stopped. He felt a cold gaze on his back and he spun around. He saw nothing. His ears twitched, listening closely but only Kagome's soft breaths against his chest were heard. He sighed, looking down at Kagome and removing a strand of black hair from her face.
He found a tree branch quite wide and sunk down, sliding has back down the trunk, he laid Kagome out as before and smiled. This was bliss to him.
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About two hours later, Inuyasha fell asleep and his stalker sighed. Sunoar followed him from the village. He had felt the need to keep Kagome in his sight. He watched her shift in her sleep and Inuyasha's hand fell off of her stomach, dangling below the two. He decided to get some sleep and joined Shippo near the outskirts of the village.
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Kagome awoke to shouts and yelling. It was just before sunrise. Kagome bolted upright when the scent of smoke filled her nose then became nearly unbearable as she turned into a hanyou.
Inuyasha opened an eye, gazing at her sleepily. "What now?" He turned over, unseating Kagome from the tree limb. She gasped as she fell, only to be caught by an arm by a sleepy Inuyasha. She stared angrily into his face as he pulled her up.
"Inuyasha, something's burning... the village!" Her eyes grew wide as she spotted smoke just to the East where the shouting was.
Inuyasha sniffed the air. "Sesshoumaru." His eyes flashed dangerously and he grabbed Kagome's arm, pulling her down to the ground as he jumped from the tree. They landed quietly and Inuyasha let go, knowing she could keep up now that she was a hanyou. He took off, jumping from the ground to the trees. Kagome wasn't far behind. Many time she passed him.
As they neared the village, the smells and noises got louder, Inuyasha and Kagome, running side by side, saw Sango and Sunoar. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he nodded. She jumped down from the tree and he kept going.
"Sunoar, Sango, what's going on?" Sango looked at Kagome with wide eyes then Kagome saw what they were crowded over. Miroku's motionless body.
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ooc| -sigh- Ok, this is chapter 3. I know it's a bit boring but I'm having some writer's block and many people wanted me to finish. Don't worry, I'm not going to do what you think I'm going to do in the story... -wink- ^_~ So, here it is, don't forget to submit your review. ^_^
~The almighty Khemosabi