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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I'm terribly sorry for taking more than a week to update. I really thought I
would have lots of time for writing stories after this period started but I
was wrong. The schedule is relaxed but I've received a big project instead *arrghhh*.
I think I can only update one chapter a week from now on, please forgive me
for that.
Anyhow, do enjoy reading this chapter!
Italic: thoughts or emphasized words
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap or change of perspective
*...* : noises
-by Kittymui-
Missing betrothed
Previously:
Inuyasha, who had promised his childhood girlfriend to ask her hand in marriage,
was now engaged to another, unknown girl.
All of the commotion and loud cheering suddenly became inaudible to him, despite
his sensitive hearing, and only one word occupied his mind.
Shimatta...
~*~*~*~
Lord Takada sat comfortably on his chair in front of the warm fireplace in his
grand livingroom. His green eyes reflected the dancing flames as he stared in
front of him.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
"Come in," he ordered.
The door leading to the hallway opened and a male priest entered. He was an old bald man with a long gray beard, dressed in a dark brown robe and wearing prayer beads around his neck. "Milord," he greeted with a bow, before walking over to him.
"How is he?" Lord Takada inquired.
"He has finally calmed down, milord," the priest replied. "It was a wise choice to use the wards I gave you, or else he might have torn down the whole mansion with his youkai strength."
Lord Takada frowned. "I haven't asked for your opinion, have I?"
The old man quickly bowed again. "Forgive my impoliteness milord."
A silence fell upon the livingroom, until Lord Takada decided to speak again. "He's a youkai, is he not? Wouldn't he be completely purified in that room?" he asked, slightly bothered.
"No milord. Fortunately, he's a hanyou, which means he's partly human," the priest explained. "Although my wards aren't strong enough to purify his youkai part permanently, they will be enough to force him into his human form and keep him from escaping that room."
"Good," Lord Takada responded relaxed.
Shortly after he said that, a guard entered the livingroom and walked towards Lord Takada's side. The guard had short dark hair and was dressed in a dark outfit. A katana could be seen hanging around his waist. "Sorry to interrupt sir," he apologized with a polite yet firm bow.
Lord Takada turned to the priest. "I thank you for your help, I'll be sure to make a large donation this year."
The old priest bowed. "Thank you milord. I shall take my leave then." With that, he turned and left the two alone in the large room.
After the sound of the door closing, Lord Takada turned to the man beside him
again. "Speak."
"Sir, I have come to report that we have found milady and that she will be brought back to the mansion as soon as possible."
His lips curled into a wide smile. "Good job. See that she will be safely returned to her own chamber." he ordered. "You are to ensure that she remains in the mansion until the day of the wedding, is that clear?"
"Sir!" the guard acknowledged and turned to leave.
"One more thing," Lord Takada halted him. "Find out where the family of my future son-in-law lives and inform them about the wedding. Things cannot be arranged if parents of both sides aren't present."
"Leave it to me sir!" With that, the guard bowed politely and left the livingroom.
Lord Takada closed hi eyes and drifted into his own thoughts. Kagome, I know you don't want anyone to decided your future and happiness and that you might resent me for doing this against your will. But I sincerely hope that you will understand me someday.
Although he didn't know what kind of person this Inuyasha was, somehow deep inside he felt marrying his daughter to this young man wasn't a bad decision.
~*~
"LET ME OUT!!!" Inuyasha cried for one last time with the tiny bit
of strength he had left after being ripped from his youkai strength.
He was sealed inside a regular bedroom with a dozen of purifying wards sticking on the outside of each wall. Although the most important seals were the ones sealing the pair of doors; they were too strong for his human form to rip apart.
Exhausted as he was after banging at the door and shouting for the past few hours, he reluctantly walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge.
Kuso! he cursed inwardly. How did I end up in this mess!!! His eyes fell upon his reflection in the long mirror that stood from across him. Keh! It's not even new moon and look at me! I'm being forced into this annoying and useless form! he complained in his mind as he looked at his long black hair, dark eyes, human ears, fangless teeth and clawless hands.
He let himself fall backwards onto the soft bed and stared at the ceiling, which had the hue of the setting sun. Inside, he desperately hoped that some dumb maid would curiously remove the wards on the door for him.
~*~
By nightfall, Kagome was finally brought back to the mansion with a carriage.
She had almost succeeded in escaping if it weren't for the dogs that the guards brought with them. She had hidden herself perfectly well in the thick bushes of the nearby forest, until she got sniffed out by those damned creatures that is.
"I can walk by myself, thank you!" she snapped at the shorthaired guard who offered her his arm after she stepped out of the carriage.
"Yes milady," the guard responded before backing away a few steps. "But I was told to ensure your safety until you've reached your bedroom, so please understand milady."
"Do what you want, just don't remind me of your presence," she grumbled before making her way into the mansion. And so the guard silently followed her behind.
~*~
Kagome's face showed a sad expression as she walked down the halls to her bedroom. Is this my fate? she wondered. To marry someone I despise? While someone I apparently loved and who loved me back, is waiting and searching for me out there...?
Her endless pondering stopped when she finally arrived at the door to her bedroom.
"Aren't you going inside milady?" the guard behind her asked after watching her a while.
"I don't think I can sleep on an empty stomach," she replied flatly, realizing that she hadn't eaten today since she escaped this afternoon.
"Shall I have a servant prepare a meal for you then?" he asked.
Kagome shook her head and turned to the guard. "No need to. I'll do it myself, thank you," she smiled. "You must be tired after all that searching and following orders, you may return to your quarters now."
The guard gave her a hesitant look. "But__"
"I don't think my safety would be threatened in my own house, don't you agree?" she asked and walked pass the guard to the stairs.
"Very well milady," he acknowledged with a small bow as he watched her disappear to the floor below before retreating to his quarters.
~*~
Sometimes I just wish I wasn't a lady at all... Kagome thought as she
walked down the halls of the first floor towards the stairs that leaded to the
ground floor.
The hall was slightly illuminated by the candles on the walls, which made the hall look quite creepy if you're walking through it alone. But none of this mattered to her right now.
Suddenly she stopped walking when a glowing object caught her eye. When she turned to it, she realized there were several of them plastered below each other and sealing the gap between a pair of doors.
If I'm not mistaking...this should be a bedroom for guests... she recalled. But why are there glowing wards sealing the entrance? Her hand automatically moved to one of the wards but stopped when she thought about the possibility of releasing a terrible monster and getting herself slaughtered. But then she shook her head. I'll probably be tortured to death by Naraku anyway after I married him...things couldn't really get worse than that...so why don't I just satisfy my curiosity before I die? she persuaded herself as she started to rip off the wards one by one.
~*~
Inuyasha's eyes shot open when he heard the faint sound of someone shredding
papers.
He quickly got up from the bed and hid himself in the darkest shadows of the room next to the doors. It better not be that priest...or I'll really give him a taste of my fist!! he growled inwardly. His body tensed and he held his breath when the doors opened with a small squeak.
"H-hello?" a meek girl's voice spoke from the doorway.
Inuyasha widened his eyes and almost gave himself away with a gasp. I'm not dreaming...am I? Is there actually someone THAT dumb to enter a sealed room? he thought stupefied as he watched the indistinguishable shadow move into the dark room. He grinned. Yeah, maybe she is stupid...can't say I'm not grateful for that...maybe I should scare her for fun...
[AN: In case you get confused about where Inuyasha is standing right now. He standing against the wall where the doors are located. So if Kagome walks into the dark room, he only sees her back. If she doesn't turn around that is. And another thing, he will remain in his human form until he left the "purifying room".]
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he asked with a threatening snarl. He was immediately replied with a gasp as he watched how the shadow tensed but didn't turn to his voice.
"Ah...well...euhm...I..." the girl stammered.
Inuyasha sighed, knowing that he wouldn't be given a proper answer if she were still in her shock-state. "Didn't you know this room was sealed?"
"Uh well, yes..." the shadow replied with less stuttering than its previous attempt at answering.
"Then why did you unseal and enter it?"
What the hell am I still standing here and talking to a stupid maid for? he asked himself as his eyes traveled to the wide open doors next to him. His eyes shifted back to the shadow as it spoke again.
"This is my house, so I don't have to explain why I enter a room, do I?"
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. She owns this place? Then she must be__
"And I'll be tortured anyway when I'm married to that Naraku," she continued flatly. "So I figured: why not satisfy my curiosity first before being tortured to death?"
Well what do you know...I'm actually talking to my betrothed here...but didn't she know that the bastard had lost? She was there wasn't she? he pondered, recalling the masked bride who sat next to Lord Takada.
"Why are you even sealed in my house anyway?" she suddenly asked, cutting off the hanyou's thoughts.
"Because you stupid father doesn't want me to leave while I don't want to do anything else but that," he replied plainly.
"Don't call my father stupid! Why does he even want to keep a rude individual like you here anyway!?" the girl argued.
Inuyasha smirked. "Because I won the battle."
"Y-you...what????" she gasped of shock. "W-why...how???"
"It was easy," he responded. "He was just no match for me."
Then a moment of silence took place between the two shadows.
"You're just as bad as Naraku," the shadow suddenly broke the silence.
The hanyou scowled. "What the...?! Don't compare me with that bastard!!"
"Aren't you!??" she argued. "I mean...you're arrogant and rude and most of all, forcing a girl to marry you by winning a stupid battle for the bride!! You're the worst!!"
Inuyasha widened his eyes. Now she's gone too far!! "Watch your mouth girl!! Marrying you isn't even ON my list of things-to-do!! I just wanted to beat the crap out of the bastard, not because it was a stupid battle that would get me betrothed to some snobby daughter of a rich lord!!"
"What a lame excuse..." the girl retorted. "If you want to leave so badly, then why are you still here?"
"Well duhh! Because of those damn sealing wards from someone your stupid father hired!!" he snapped.
"Ha!" she smirked. "Then I guess you're not that strong after all. Able to defeat Naraku but not able to exit a room just because of some silly old wards...how ironic."
Inuyasha growled. "You don't know anything so you might want to watch your words girl!!"
"I just want to make clear that I will NEVER marry you! Not even if my life depended on it!" she spat.
"Well, the feeling mutual!!" the hanyou shouted. "Now if you'll excuse me, my dear betrothed, I'm not going to stay here any longer."
With that, he pushed himself away from the wall he was leaning against and walked out of the open doors, not even sparing the shadow another glance.
~*~
What a jerk!! Kagome thought, as she stood there in the dark room, alone.
Before she knew it, uncontrollable tears were already rolling down her cheeks.
She grimaced. "Why...am I crying? Shouldn't I be happy that it's not Naraku
whom I'm marrying?" she whispered to herself.
She was indeed relieved that it wasn't Naraku, but the unplanned first meeting with her unknown fiancé didn't make her feel any difference at the end.
Suddenly she remembered the vague person of her recently retrieved childhood memory. I really want to see you again...whoever you are... she thought desperately as she slowly walked out of the room.
Suddenly she didn't feel very hungry anymore and so she decided to retreat to her bedroom again.
-- at Kagome's bedroom --
She sat down against the wall of her favorite pillow-corner. What am I going
to do now? she sighed. Just sit here and wait for the day of the marriage?
And marry him?? She quickly shook her head. "No way!!" she decided
aloud. "There's no way I'll marry him!!"
Filled with determination, Kagome stood up again and walked to her bed. From beneath it, she pulled out a small bag and set it on top of her bed. Just when she was about to walk towards her wardrobe, someone knocked on her door.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
"Who is it?" she asked nervously.
"It's me, Sango," the person behind the door replied.
"Come in, the door's not locked."
The door opened and her maid entered. "Hey Kagome! I was looking all over for you, the guard told me you went to get something to eat but I didn't see you..." her voice faltered when she saw the bag on her mistress' bed. "W-what are you doing?"
"I'm going away again," Kagome replied flatly as she opened her wardrobe and dug through her stuff.
Sango widened her eyes. "Again!!?" she cried disbelievingly.
"Shhhhh!!" she shushed. "I don't want the whole mansion to know, you know?"
"B-but...aren't you going to meet your fiancé first?" Sango asked with a lower voice as she recalled the silver-haired winner. "He's__"
"I already have," Kagome cut her off, without looking away from her wardrobe.
Sango frowned. "Huh? But he was__"
"Sealed in a room? Yeah I know...I unsealed it..." she cut her off again.
The maid gasped. "And then? What happened?"
Kagome finally walked away from her wardrobe with a pile of clothes in her arms. "I entered it...and we met," she summarized while putting the garments in the bag on her bed.
"And you didn't find out something unusual about him?" she asked. "Something familiar?"
"Familiar? Well yeah, he reminded me of that arrogant bastard Naraku!" Kagome responded agitated. "He's rude, arrogant and insensitive!!"
Sango thought for a moment. Hmm...then I guess I was wrong to think that this Inuyasha was the one from her childhood or the one that had saved her on the day of the Festival. She snapped back into reality when she heard her name.
"Sango? Will you promise me not to tell anyone about this?" her mistress pleaded, finishing the packing.
"But where would you go?" she asked worriedly.
"I don't know, I'll probably hide myself until this is all over and until father stops forcing me to marry someone I don't like," she decided.
"Wait a minute," Sango said, recalling something. "You unsealed the room...then...then he__"
"He left," Kagome finished the sentence. "Good for him since he didn't want to stay here either."
"But that doesn't mean my father would stop pursuing him since he went that far to keep his future son-in-law from leaving. I mean come on...sealing somebody in a guestroom???"
"I guess you have a point," her maid gave in. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. But the thing I'm worrying about is how you are going to escape from this double-guarded mansion without being caught?"
Kagome smiled. "Give me your clothes."
Sango widened her eyes. "W-what?!"
"You heard me. I want to escape unnoticed, it will be easier if I disguised myself," she explained. "Please?"
The maid sighed and started to undress herself. "But how am I going to explain this?"
"Just say I stole your clothes while you where sleeping," Kagome suggested as she started to undress herself as well.
~*~
"All right, I'm off now," Kagome smiled, looking at herself, dressed
in a black yukata with small white flowers. [AN: An outfit she would never have
worn as the lady of the house.]
"Be careful," Sango said as she finished slipping into Kagome's white yukata.
She nodded. "You take care of yourself too."
With that said, she flung the bag over her shoulder and headed towards the door.
Sango watched her mistress close the door behind her and sighed. She wanted
to stop her from doing something foolish again but on the other hand; she really
didn't want to see her sad face after she married the one she dislikes.
In her heart, she just hoped the person of her childhood would find her soon and free her from her misery.
~*~
Kagome sneaked pass the guards through the corridors and halls of the mansion
and finally reached the ground floor unnoticed. There's no turning back now.
she thought determined as she hid herself behind a corner next to the door leading
to the basement. In the meanwhile, she quickly thought about her next step of
her escape.
Just when she was about to leave the corner, a hand suddenly covered her mouth from behind while an arm looped around her waist and pulled her backwards into the basement.
"Hmmmpppff" she struggled as she felt herself being pulled into a brighter area.
"Shhh! I won't hurt you!" a male's voice whispered. "I'm going to uncover your mouth now. Please don't scream...okay?"
She nodded and calmed down a little.
The hand covering her mouth moved away and so did the arm around her waist. As soon as she got the chance, she quickly turned around to scold the one who dared to kidnap her like that. But her eyes widened the moment she saw her captor and so did her captor when he saw her.
"You!!" they both gasped in unison, recognizing each other from the day of the Festival.
Overwhelmed by relief and happiness, Kagome threw her arms around her silver-haired captor and savior (of three days ago). "I'm so glad to see you again!!" she cried.
Startled by her sudden familiar way of greeting, Inuyasha only stood there without returning the hug as a blush crept up his cheeks. "Euhm..." he said after a moment of silence.
Kagome finally realized what she was doing and immediately pulled away. "Oh! I'm so sorry!!" she apologized with a faint blush.
"It's okay, I'm happy to see you too," he smiled.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I should ask you the same question," he replied.
Better not tell him I'm the daughter of this mansion's lord... "I work here," she answered.
"You're a maid here??"
Kagome nodded. "And you? You don't belong here, do you?"
Inuyasha scowled. Hmm I better not tell her I'm trying to escape because I don't like my betrothed... "I was framed by the lord of this mansion for something I didn't do," he responded.
She narrowed her eyes. "Oh, so you're trying to escape then?"
"Well, I'm not going to sit here and wait for them to realize I'm innocent."
"Then why are you still here?"
He dropped his gaze. "Euh...I'm...kind of...lost, you see?" he explained embarrassed.
Kagome grinned. "You're lost? Hmm can't blame you, since this house is really big."
"Keh!" Inuyasha stuck up his nose.
"Tell you what. I'm willing to show you the exit if you'll help me with leaving this place unnoticed," she offered.
"You're escaping too?!" he reacted dumbfounded, a little louder than expected.
"Shhhhh!!!" Kagome shushed.
"Why?" he whispered with a lower voice, finally noticing the bag that she was carrying on her back.
"Well...someone's waiting for me out there," she replied awkwardly. "Now stop asking me questions or I'll refuse to help you!!"
"Okay okay, you got yourself a deal," Inuyasha quickly agreed. "You show me the exit and I will get you out of here."
"All right, let's go!" Kagome decided and turned towards the door to the hall again. With Inuyasha right behind her.
~*~
Together, they managed to sneak through the mansion to the main hallway.
"This is the toughest part of the escape," she explained, pointing at two guards who were guarding the main exit. "There are also a lot of guards patrolling in the garden right now."
"Leave this to me," the hanyou grinned as he walked towards a nearby window. "Can this be opened?" he pointed at the window.
"Euh...yeah...why?" she asked.
"This is leading to the garden, right? Since we can't use the doors, we'll have to improvise," he explained with a low voice.
Kagome understood and walked to his side in front of the window. Without second thought, she unlocked the window and shoved it upwards as silent as possible until it was big enough to climb through it.
"All right! Now climb on my back," the hanyou ordered as he turned his back to her and knelt down.
Kagome widened her eyes. "W-wha__?"
"No time to hesitate or doubt. Just do as I tell you. Do you want to get out of here or not?" he cut her off.
Yeah! Kagome answered in her mind and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Hold on tight!" he whispered as he looped his arms around her legs to keep her from falling and climbed onto the windowsill.
With a swift leap out of the window, they found themselves in a shadowy corner of the garden.
"Watch out for the guard," Kagome warned as she saw that someone was patrolling their way.
"Don't worry," was his reply.
Kagome almost instantly buried her head in the hanyou's back to prevent herself from screaming when the hanyou suddenly jumped high up into the sky towards a nearby tree in the garden. Her grip around his neck tightened as mixed sensations ran through her body and mind.
Strangely enough, nostalgia was one of those feelings too. Being carried on one's back and leaping into the sky like this seemed rather...familiar...as if she had experienced it before. But when? And with whom?
Being deep in thoughts, she didn't notice that he had leaped over several trees and was already standing on the ground just outside the garden.
"We're here," Inuyasha announced as he began to release her from his grip.
"Oh," Kagome snapped back into reality and climbed off his back. "Thanks for helping me," she smiled at the silver-haired man. "Again."
"No problem," he returned a smile. "Will you be okay from here?"
"Yeah, thanks," she nodded. "I'll be leaving now, take care! And thanks again!"
With that, she granted the hanyou another gentle smile before turning around to leave. I still got to see who I wanted to see before I leave...although a little bit late but it's better than nothing. she thoughts to herself as she entered the forest.
~*~
Inuyasha watched how the maid disappeared into the woods.
Damn! he cursed inwardly. I forgot to ask her name...again!! But then he shrugged it off. Oh well, I got to meet her for the second time. I'll just ask her the third time we meet. he decided with a smile.
He too, couldn't help but notice the nostalgic feeling he felt when he carried the maid on his back. It made him think of his childhood lover again. Why does everything about her remind me so much of Kagome? Could she really be her? he mused. But why doesn't she recognize me then? he repeated the question that his conscience had asked him before. He was pulled out of his thoughts abruptly when a stern yet awfully familiar voice spoke behind him.
"Inuyasha, what the hell are you doing out here in the middle of the night?"
He quickly turned to the voice and widened his eyes as he recognized the tall person dressed in a long thick black coat, which accentuated the silvery white color of his long hair. "F-father??" he said stupefied.
But he was not alone. A group of guards holding torches was standing right behind the Taiyoukai.
"Why are you here?" Inuyasha asked surprised. "And all those guards behind you."
His father frowned. "I asked to be escorted to this place after I received a message about you becoming the future son-in-law of a certain Lord Takada. And then I caught your scent when I entered the garden, so I decided to take a look. And that's why I'm standing here right now. Care for an explanation?" he asked expectantly.
"Inutaisho-sama, Takada-sama is waiting for you at the mansion. Shall we go there first?" a guard interrupted from behind.
"Very well," the Taiyoukai agreed. "Make sure my son is following behind then."
"Yessir!"
Inuyasha's face dropped almost instantly. Oh crap...
-- back at the mansion, in the livingroom --
After the usual greetings between the two lord, Inuyasha's father was informed
about what had happened this afternoon and how his son got engaged to Lord Takada's
daughter.
Much to Inuyasha's surprise, Inutaisho didn't get angry after hearing all that. Instead, he immediately approved the marriage without hesitation.
"But father! I promised to marry someone else!!" Inuyasha objected.
"We've had this conversation before Inuyasha. Why can't you see this as an opportunity to settle down?" Inutaisho reasoned.
Suddenly a guard entered the livingroom and interrupted the argument between
father and son. "Takada-sama! This is bad!!" he cried panicked. It
was the shorthaired guard whom was given the task to guard Kagome before.
Lord Takada scowled and turned to Inutaisho. "I'm terribly sorry for my guard's rudeness," he apologized.
"Not at all," the Taiyoukai smiled in reply.
Then Lord Takada turned to the guard again. "Can't you see I'm discussing things with my guests?" he grumbled.
"I'm sorry milord. But it's about milady," the guard explained.
He sighed. "What is it this time?"
"Milord...she is missing."
"WHAT?!?!" he cried with wide eyes. "I told you to guard her well, didn't I??"
The guard bowed deeply. "I'm terribly sorry milord."
Lord Takada rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Fine...you can leave now...I'll give you my orders later."
"Yes milord." And the guard left the livingroom.
The room suddenly fell silent.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. Missing...? I guess she has escaped huh? Almost
admirable if she wasn't such a snobby girl. he smirked inwardly.
But then something popped up inside his mind. Wait a second...that maid, whom I helped escaping...
"...someone's waiting for me out there..."
Inuyasha widened his eyes. She must have meant her mistress, the daughter of Lord Takada!! Damn her...why did the snobby girl had to drag a maid along with her escape?!
His train of thoughts crashed when Lord Takada spoke again.
"That rebellious daughter of mine always acts before thinking...I just hope my guards will get to her first before youkai do," he said with a worried tone.
It was then that Inutaisho decided to speak. "Why not have my son, Inuyasha, search for her as well? Surely he does have some responsibility since she is his betrothed and my future daughter-in-law."
Lord Takada widened his eyes. "No...I couldn't possibly...that's too much to ask for..." he refused politely.
Inutaisho wanted to argue with him but Inuyasha was ahead of him when he stepped forward. "I will go search for her," he said with a determined tone. "If Takada-sama is willing to grant me that permission."
Both lords were surprised to hear this. And of course, Lord Takada gave Inuyasha his permission eventually. And even Inutaisho was happy that his son was finally going to do something to be proud of.
Yet none of them knew Inuyasha was doing this for the maid and not for the lady.
[AN: In case you're confused, by "someone's waiting for me out there" Kagome meant her childhood friend (Inuyasha), while Inuyasha thought she meant his betrothed (Lord Takada's daughter), that the lady was waiting for her outside the mansion to escape together. Inuyasha doesn't know the lady is called Kagome, nor does he know that he had helped his betrothed escape. All he knows is that he helped the Kagome-look-alike escape, whom he saved on the day of the Festival, who turned out to be a "maid" in Takada's household.]
Hahaha I'm quite sure that none of you had expected this to happen between the two main charachters ^-^, but I still hope you liked it!! Pretty long chapter if you asked me. It took me a long time to finish it ^-^. Please tell me what you think okay? I'll appreciate it!! Look forward to the next chapter!!
Next chapter: Sold
~*~
\\"I want to rent a room for the night."//
\\"Don't I have to pay first?"//
\\"Oh no, it's not necessary to do it now, we'll ask for it eventually."//
\\It's past midnight already...shouldn't everybody be sleeping by now?//
\\"I know, but if we cut our contact with him, we;ll have no buyers left.
And besides, we were able to fetch a nice one today, weren't we? I'm sure we'll
be able to discuss a high price."
~*~
Vocabulary:
shimatta: oh no...
kuso: shit/damn
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Posted: 11 March 2004
Last Edited: 11 March 2004
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