Inuyasha, Chrono, and Miroku awaited at the front of the girls doors
waiting for them to make their appearance. The whole event seemed like De-
Ja-Vu to them. They had that same bizarre feeling in the pits of their
stomachs and the instinct to flee from whatever was making them feel this
way. It reminded them of the night they had gone to the restaurant in
April's town.
The girls were in the same state of mind as the men however slightly different, they didn't have the instinct to run away from the thing that was causing them to be uneasy, they wanted to run towards it, to embrace it. Sure it was interesting to have this reaction to the weird feeling in the pit of your stomach, it usually was a warning of hardships ahead, however the girls did not fear this since they knew that they would end up in the arms of the men they adored, that they loved more than anything in the entire world, for they knew that they would protect them from anything that dared to hurt them.
Inuyasha walked back and forth making the other two men that more nervous.
"Inuyasha would you stand still for at least five minutes?" Chrono asked.
"You believe THIS is bad? You should see him when he is really agitated." Miroku emphasized as he raised his hands over his head.
"Shut up Bouzu." Inuyasha growled but stopped once the first door on his right opened.
Kagome walked out of the room slowly feeling very odd. She kept staring down at her dress and subconsciously tugging it and brushing it. The dress was more like a gown than anything else. The coloring was that of a forest green and had dark red thread that went from side to side up her bare back covering it up somewhat, the front dropped down into a deep triangle to reveal a large amount of cleavage in which the thin straps for sleeves did not help to hide. She looked at the silk dress than touched her hair gently, it had been pulled up into a loose French bun in which it had complex spirals and braids making it look more elegant. She looked towards Inuyasha while she smiled inwardly. She should of known that he would have his jaw hanging to the cold floor, of the small hallway in which her room resided in.
"Inuyasha you should really work on your manners in the presence of a lady," she said as she pushed his jaw back up. She giggled as she was pulled into a tight embrace. However they turned their attention to the next room in which Sango walked out.
She stood tall and straight and she allowed the confidence to show as she walked to the stunned group. Her dress was a light pink with purple Hawaiian flowers on it. It was a style in which was between a gown and a kimono. The dress criss-crossed in the front and had buttons to keep it close. The sleeves where only to the edge of her shoulders and it had two slits that went up the length of her legs to the middle of her thighs on either side. Her hair was pulled up into a loose ponytail and she wore short purple heels that completed the look. She laughed at Miroku who had started to lean on Inuyasha for support as he gazed at her.
"Now Miroku you won't be no good if you can't stand on your own," she jokily poked him.
The last and final door open to reveal an anxious April. Her dress was a midnight blue. The sleeves were long but extremely wide and glided past her small hands giving April an angelic look. The dress met the ground covering her feet and the front opened to reveal some cleavage. The dress in ways was more like a kimono. Her hair was down but was curled into loose spirals and had small clips that had tiny gems in them to make her hair shimmer even more in the light. She looked up slowly and opened her eyes in which had silver eyeliner, eye shadow and silver mascara to make her face glitter with her hair.
"Are we ready to go" she asked shyly. She felt very self-conscious of her self at the moment especially at the way they looked at her.
The room in which the ball was to take place was the largest room in the resort. The staff had decorated it with silver and white streamers along with white snowflakes. There were tables that were surrounded by chairs while others were set aside for food and drinks, however everything was out of the way of the dance floor and stage. The giant walls had huge picture windows allowing everyone to see outside to the balcony and garden in which was covered by snow.
"This is beautiful," Kagome sighed as she melted back into Inuyasha's embrace.
"Let's dance!" April exclaimed as she dragged Chrono out to the dance floor. He stopped her and pulled his hand around her waist as she placed both of her arms around his neck, they swayed back and forth to the music, as Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha and Kagome followed suit.
~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ Inuyasha looked down at Kagome and smiled at his mate. Man was life good. He never thought he and Kagome could be mates, let alone be here and dancing with her so close to him. He smiled at the thoughts of having children with her. Maybe a boy or a girl, maybe even both, but Kagome had to finish school and they had to finish the jewel still, but they could "prepare" or "practice" just to be ready.
~We're in heaven~
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha to meet his far off eyes and to see a perverted smile cross his lips. She blushed slightly, 'I am not going to even think what he is smiling about at the moment. For all I know he could be thinking about...' Kagome stopped herself. 'Treasure the moment Kagome, don't think about what your perverted mate is thinking about.' She smiled and nuzzled into his chest. Just treasure the moment.
~Oh, thinkin' about our younger years~ ~There was only you and me~ ~We were young and wild and free~ ~Now nothing can take you away from me~ ~We've been down that road before~ ~That's over now~ ~You keep me comin' back for more~
Kagome and Inuyasha hung to each other closely and swung to the beat of the music, both having contentment on their faces and their eyes slightly closed.
~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ ~And lovin' is all that I need~ ~And I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see,~ ~We're in heaven~
Miroku slid his hands around Sango's waist little by little trying not to ruin the moment but to make it more special to them; even though it was hard he was not going to let him self do anything perverted. As his hands made it all around her waist he awaited to be hit over the head or some kind of punishment for going this far with her but what she did astounded him even more. Instead of pulling away she leaned forward and tightened her arms around his neck while leaning her head against his chest.
~We're in heaven~
Sango had felt his hands going around her waist ever since the song had began and she was contemplating whether to knock him over the head or surprise him in a way he thought was not very likely to happen. As his hands made their way fully around her waist she felt him stiffen and cringe awaiting for her to hit but she smiled and tightened her arms around his neck and put her head on his chest. Why waste the moment when she could murder him another time of the day if she wanted to.
~Now nothing can change what you mean to me~ ~There's a lot that I could say~ ~But just hold me now~ ~Cause our love will light the way~ ~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ ~And lovin' is all that I need~ ~And I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see,~ ~We're in heaven~
Everybody seemed surprised that Miroku hadn't tried anything perverted or that Sango hadn't hit him over the head already. However they kind of did look cute as they danced to the music and leaned in towards each other.
~Now our dreams are comin' true~ ~Through the good times and the bad~ ~I'll be standing there by you~
Chrono held top April tightly and smiled. The moment was perfect and he wouldn't give it up for anything or anyone, not even all the money in the world could make him happier than what he was now. She had changed a lot since they had last met however. Some for the best and well some for the worst, he kind of missed the innocent girl who would fight for the life of even the most horrible of people but time changed people in ways you never thought possible. Neverthless he enjoyed having her arms around him and no one else it made him feel like he could do anything. However for the moment he was just going to cherish what he had.
~We're in heaven~
April felt Chrono hug her tightly, she felt so safe in his arms, never wanting to leave their safety. She loved this man more than anything and he made her feel like te happiest woman on earth. Sure they had their moments and all but she didn't care any more, all of the past events seemed forgotten to her at the moment all seemed perfect.
~And your loving is all that I need~ ~When I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see~ ~We're in heaven~ ~Oh oh oh oh oh oh~
April and Chrono swayed silently to the music in the middle of the dance floor holding onto each other both not wanting to let go.
~We're in Heaven.~
After the song had finished the six of them sat at their table and munched happily on their supper as other couples danced on the dancing floor. They laughed and joked at the smallest things and earned glances from others many times but they just shrugged and ignored them. Chrono got up from the table and looked down at his pager.
"Sorry but I have to make a call, I'll be right back." Everyone nodded as he walked off towards the garden.
"I think I'm going to go get some fresh air for a bit." April said after a while and left too. They all knew that she wasn't only going out for fresh air but for other reasons but they just smiled and allowed her to leave.
April walked through the snow-covered garden and watched as the white snow crunched under her feet. The bitter cold didn't bother her much she found it quite refreshing to tell the truth. She followed Chrono's footsteps in the snow and wondered why he would walk this far from the resort. When she finally heard his voice she decided to stop, no reason in disturbing him if the call had seemed that important, right?
"... Yeah I know. No worries Okay." Chrono said loudly into his cellular phone. "No worries, I have her exactly where I want her, she has no clue at all she thinks I actually like her. I'll be home next week baby. Yeah love you lots, keep my side of the bed warm." He made kissing sounds into the phone and hung it up.
April stood there in disbelief it was a trick AGAIN. She wanted to be mad, hell she wanted to be pissed but she couldn't all she felt was, sadness, hopelessness, more than anything betrayal. She heard him walk towards her and before he could find her she stepped out from behind the huge tree that she had been behind. Chrono looked at her in disbelief.
"You have her where you want her, huh?" April asked. She brought her hand to the locket the resided on her chest and yanked it breaking the chain. "Well you can tell your dear friend that she can have this for you should only give a locket to someone you care for."
"So you heard?" He asked quietly.
"Yeah."
"April you see... I..." He stammered looking for an explanation.
"Shut up" she whispered.
"What?"
"SHUT UP" She screamed. "I hate you! I don't want to see your face again."
She shoved him in the chest causing him to fall in which she took the opportunity to run away as fast as she could. As soon as she knew that he was too far behind her to hear her cry, she dropped to her knees and cried. She took a knife from underneath her dress and slit her hand causing crimson liquid to fall from her hand and drip to the white snow beneath. She waited and waited hoping for something to happen, for something to break the silence, for someone to come and get her to make her pain end. Nothing happed so she slashed the other hand and watched the liquid fall to the snow, she slowly began slicing up her arm hoping to make all the pain leak out of her body, making all the despair go away. She heard rustling in the bushes behind her and turned slightly to see. Out of the bushes emerged Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango and Miroku. Kagome saw the blood on the snow and ran to April's side.
"April?" She asked warily before she came forward.
"What the hell did you do to yourself?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome went up to her and rested her hand on April's shoulder; April looked up at her slowly and broke down crying. The sobs shook her frail frame making her fall to the ground. Kagome put her arms around her and made small circles on her back to calm the crying girl, until she passed out from exhaustion.
Inuyasha came over and picked her up and carried her to her bedroom in the resort. They cleaned and bandaged her hands and arms and kept a close eye on her.
"What did she do to herself?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome looked over April again.
"She cut herself, why I don't know but she seemed pretty distressed about something." Kagome said.
"We should keep an eye on her tonight in case she dose anything else." Sango suggested.
"We can take turns, first Kagome, than Sango, than myself, than Inuyasha" Miroku directed.
"Sounds good to me." Kagome said. Everyone filed out of the room except for Kagome and she sat next to April's bed. "Why would you do this to yourself April, if Inuyasha hadn't smelt your blood who knows what could of happened to you." April tossed in her sleep and whimpered quietly until she finally opened her eyes.
"Kagome?" she asked quietly, her voice still raspy from crying.
"I'm right here April." Kagome said. "What happened?"
"Oh Kagome it was horrible..." April cried as she explained the night to her. Kagome looked sadly at the distressed girl.
"So you cut yourself?"
"I wanted the pain to go away, I didn't know what to do I just wanted to die." April sobbed into her bandaged hands.
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The next morning they all sat at the table in the restaurant eating their last meal there before they would head to April's, father's facility. Than if everything went as planned they would head back to Japan. Phoenix, Tony and Amy had left earlier that morning to go back home since they had to do stuff for school and as for Chrono no one knew where he was. April came into the restaurant wearing a white cashmere sweater and a pair of white slacks.
"Hey." She greeted everyone as if nothing had happened the night before.
"Are you okay April?" Sango asked her uncertain.
"Yep just a bit sore."
"Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
"Stop worrying about me, I'm fine." April exclaimed.
"If you say so." Sango shrugged.
"K. Here's the plan for today. We'll stop at me dad's place on our way to Shippo's than we'll be on our way to Japan, what ya say!" April explained.
"Sounds good to me," Miroku said as everyone else nodded his or her agreement.
"Good, well let's get going than." April said as she tugged everyone out of their seats and out to her car.
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They drove up to a huge brick building and April put the car into park and took the keys out of the ignition. She looked at the building and felt a wave of fear hit her. She had only been in the building once before and the experience was one she wanted to forget. She looked as the tattoo on her arm and pulled her sleeves back down. At the front door there were guards with heavy equipment and their dogs. However these dogs weren't ordinary dogs they could smell if you had Youkai blood in you and were able to run for days with no rest or food. April put some rosemary in her pocket and handed some to Inuyasha and Kagome.
"What's this for?" He asked as he grabbed the Rosemary from April.
"It's to fool the noses of their dogs." April said as she got out of the car.
"Why do we need to fool the dogs?" Kagome asked.
"They can smell Youkai blood and Kagome you just happen to have the scent of a Honyou all over you to prove that you're a mate of one. The rosemary scent is so strong that it effects the dogs nose, so they can't smell Youkai blood." April explained as she walked to the front door.
"Name?" One of the guards demanded.
"April Sakura daughter of Leo Sakura, here on official business. This is my associates Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango." April said in a very business like stat.
"Go ahead" the other guard said as the two opened the door for the. The building looked like an institute, the walls were a yellowing white and the roof was a sickening green, and the walls were lined with huge windows that looked into tiny rooms.
Kagome looked into one of the rooms and felt as if she was going to be sick. There in a white room on a single bed was a small child, no older than four but the markings on her face and arms showed that she was a Youkai. She screamed and turned as men in white lab coats poured burning liquid on her arm and started to burn the skin off. "Oh Kami-Sama." She whimpered.
"Don't look into the rooms, it's the best for you and them that you don't see them like this." April commanded as she looked straight sown the hall.
"This is what happened to you?" Miroku asked as he walked next to Sango.
"Hai (Yes)" she answered. She came to a wooden door at the end of the hallway and knocked on it three times before opening it and entering. They walked into an elaborate room that had a large desk on the back wall and cabinets everywhere. The room all together was extremely well kept. A man sat behind the large desk and went through folders and papers.
"Father," April said solemnly.
"Sweetheart! How are you, can to see the beheading?" He asked as he came over to her.
"No," Her father looked at her confused. April nodded to Kagome to close the wooden doors and turned to her father. "I need to talk father."
"Fine shall we be seated than?" He said as he went back behind his desk.
"I much rather stand." She said, anybody in the room could tell that she didn't have the greatest attitude towards her father.
"Well?" He asked and motioned for her to keep talking.
"You know how you can't stand Youkai and can't stand Honyou's even more." April began and awaited for her father to nod his head. "Well you hate your own daughter than."
"I'm confused what dose this have to do with you?" He looked even more confused now than when they started.
"You remember when I was attacked, right? Well in order for me to be saved I was given the heart of a Youkai therefore making me Youkai." Her father laughed.
"You stupid, stupid child. You are not Honyou, I would have a file on you, you would be marked."
April laughed just as darkly as her father and pulled up the sleeve of her sweater and turned her healing arm over. There resided the painful mark. Than she dug into her purse and pulled out a folder that said Arukas Lirpa. She opened it up and showed her picture.
"You've always had my folder you were just too stubborn to see it." She said as she turned to go out the door. "Good-bye father."
"April wait!" He yelled as she walked out the door. However she never turned back. She hopped into her car and waited for everybody to hop in before she drove off.
"You can't hide from me April I WILL FIND YOU!" Her father yelled from the facility. April let a sigh out as she sped down the highway.
"Man he was mad." Kagome said from the backseat.
"You can say that again." April let her armrest on the open window while she used her right hand to steer.
"So where to now?" Sango asked from directly behind April.
"To the airport than to Japan. After that most likely back down the well to feudal Japan." April leaned back in her seat.
"Are you coming back with us April-Sama?" Miroku asked from the front seat next to her.
"Hell ya! You don't think I would miss the excitement of kicking some Youkai Asses!" She yelled earning glances from passing drivers.
"Oi wrench will you shut up and get up to that damn airport of yours?" Inuyasha bellowed.
"Okay if you say so..." April put bath hands on the steering wheel and slammed on the gas making the car propel forward causing everyone to fly back wards and to scream in horror as the dodged trucks and other vehicles.
"This is the last fucking time I am going to get in a car with you driving!" yelled Inuyasha.
"You say that now, but you wait until you need my help and I have to drive ya." April laughed as she drove underneath the trailer of a semi.
"I'll be on my dead bed when I need your help!" Inuyasha yelped in surprise when they went underneath the trailer.
"So you admit you will need my help sometime!" April giggled at the annoyance on Inuyasha's face, Miroku, Sango, and Kagome joined in when Inuyasha started to growl.
"Shut up!" He pouted causing everybody to laugh at him some more. He yelped in surprise when Kagome flung his hat off his head and gave him a big kiss on the lips. He sat there stunned for a moment earning more laughter from everybody in the car. He blushed and grabbed Kagome giving her another kiss on the lips, starting a make out session between the two.
"Get a room or at least wait till the car stops." Sango yelled in disgust from her predicament in the back. They all laughed as Kagome and Inuyasha turned a bright red and turned to hide their burning faces.
"Sorry." They both mumbled as their faces turned to their original color.
"It's okay Inuyasha we all know that you and Kagome have something going ON between the two of you," Miroku giggled, "so now apologies needed."
Inuyasha hit the monk on the top of the head making Miroku cringe in pain. "Stupid Bouzu, you don't know when to shut your trap!"
April giggled, she thanked the lords above for giving her such great friends, sure they didn't always get along but they were always there for her and she loved that more than anything especially since the one person she did truly love left her.
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Man everybody hates each other! So much fun! I'm not too sure what the next chapter is going to be about. Their going to go back to Japan next Chapter and go down the well, maybe Naraku will have some SURPRISES Mwahahaha! Well anyways~~~ Bye for now!
The girls were in the same state of mind as the men however slightly different, they didn't have the instinct to run away from the thing that was causing them to be uneasy, they wanted to run towards it, to embrace it. Sure it was interesting to have this reaction to the weird feeling in the pit of your stomach, it usually was a warning of hardships ahead, however the girls did not fear this since they knew that they would end up in the arms of the men they adored, that they loved more than anything in the entire world, for they knew that they would protect them from anything that dared to hurt them.
Inuyasha walked back and forth making the other two men that more nervous.
"Inuyasha would you stand still for at least five minutes?" Chrono asked.
"You believe THIS is bad? You should see him when he is really agitated." Miroku emphasized as he raised his hands over his head.
"Shut up Bouzu." Inuyasha growled but stopped once the first door on his right opened.
Kagome walked out of the room slowly feeling very odd. She kept staring down at her dress and subconsciously tugging it and brushing it. The dress was more like a gown than anything else. The coloring was that of a forest green and had dark red thread that went from side to side up her bare back covering it up somewhat, the front dropped down into a deep triangle to reveal a large amount of cleavage in which the thin straps for sleeves did not help to hide. She looked at the silk dress than touched her hair gently, it had been pulled up into a loose French bun in which it had complex spirals and braids making it look more elegant. She looked towards Inuyasha while she smiled inwardly. She should of known that he would have his jaw hanging to the cold floor, of the small hallway in which her room resided in.
"Inuyasha you should really work on your manners in the presence of a lady," she said as she pushed his jaw back up. She giggled as she was pulled into a tight embrace. However they turned their attention to the next room in which Sango walked out.
She stood tall and straight and she allowed the confidence to show as she walked to the stunned group. Her dress was a light pink with purple Hawaiian flowers on it. It was a style in which was between a gown and a kimono. The dress criss-crossed in the front and had buttons to keep it close. The sleeves where only to the edge of her shoulders and it had two slits that went up the length of her legs to the middle of her thighs on either side. Her hair was pulled up into a loose ponytail and she wore short purple heels that completed the look. She laughed at Miroku who had started to lean on Inuyasha for support as he gazed at her.
"Now Miroku you won't be no good if you can't stand on your own," she jokily poked him.
The last and final door open to reveal an anxious April. Her dress was a midnight blue. The sleeves were long but extremely wide and glided past her small hands giving April an angelic look. The dress met the ground covering her feet and the front opened to reveal some cleavage. The dress in ways was more like a kimono. Her hair was down but was curled into loose spirals and had small clips that had tiny gems in them to make her hair shimmer even more in the light. She looked up slowly and opened her eyes in which had silver eyeliner, eye shadow and silver mascara to make her face glitter with her hair.
"Are we ready to go" she asked shyly. She felt very self-conscious of her self at the moment especially at the way they looked at her.
The room in which the ball was to take place was the largest room in the resort. The staff had decorated it with silver and white streamers along with white snowflakes. There were tables that were surrounded by chairs while others were set aside for food and drinks, however everything was out of the way of the dance floor and stage. The giant walls had huge picture windows allowing everyone to see outside to the balcony and garden in which was covered by snow.
"This is beautiful," Kagome sighed as she melted back into Inuyasha's embrace.
"Let's dance!" April exclaimed as she dragged Chrono out to the dance floor. He stopped her and pulled his hand around her waist as she placed both of her arms around his neck, they swayed back and forth to the music, as Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha and Kagome followed suit.
~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ Inuyasha looked down at Kagome and smiled at his mate. Man was life good. He never thought he and Kagome could be mates, let alone be here and dancing with her so close to him. He smiled at the thoughts of having children with her. Maybe a boy or a girl, maybe even both, but Kagome had to finish school and they had to finish the jewel still, but they could "prepare" or "practice" just to be ready.
~We're in heaven~
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha to meet his far off eyes and to see a perverted smile cross his lips. She blushed slightly, 'I am not going to even think what he is smiling about at the moment. For all I know he could be thinking about...' Kagome stopped herself. 'Treasure the moment Kagome, don't think about what your perverted mate is thinking about.' She smiled and nuzzled into his chest. Just treasure the moment.
~Oh, thinkin' about our younger years~ ~There was only you and me~ ~We were young and wild and free~ ~Now nothing can take you away from me~ ~We've been down that road before~ ~That's over now~ ~You keep me comin' back for more~
Kagome and Inuyasha hung to each other closely and swung to the beat of the music, both having contentment on their faces and their eyes slightly closed.
~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ ~And lovin' is all that I need~ ~And I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see,~ ~We're in heaven~
Miroku slid his hands around Sango's waist little by little trying not to ruin the moment but to make it more special to them; even though it was hard he was not going to let him self do anything perverted. As his hands made it all around her waist he awaited to be hit over the head or some kind of punishment for going this far with her but what she did astounded him even more. Instead of pulling away she leaned forward and tightened her arms around his neck while leaning her head against his chest.
~We're in heaven~
Sango had felt his hands going around her waist ever since the song had began and she was contemplating whether to knock him over the head or surprise him in a way he thought was not very likely to happen. As his hands made their way fully around her waist she felt him stiffen and cringe awaiting for her to hit but she smiled and tightened her arms around his neck and put her head on his chest. Why waste the moment when she could murder him another time of the day if she wanted to.
~Now nothing can change what you mean to me~ ~There's a lot that I could say~ ~But just hold me now~ ~Cause our love will light the way~ ~Baby you're all that I want~ ~When you're lying here in my arms~ ~I'm finding it hard to believe~ ~We're in heaven~ ~And lovin' is all that I need~ ~And I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see,~ ~We're in heaven~
Everybody seemed surprised that Miroku hadn't tried anything perverted or that Sango hadn't hit him over the head already. However they kind of did look cute as they danced to the music and leaned in towards each other.
~Now our dreams are comin' true~ ~Through the good times and the bad~ ~I'll be standing there by you~
Chrono held top April tightly and smiled. The moment was perfect and he wouldn't give it up for anything or anyone, not even all the money in the world could make him happier than what he was now. She had changed a lot since they had last met however. Some for the best and well some for the worst, he kind of missed the innocent girl who would fight for the life of even the most horrible of people but time changed people in ways you never thought possible. Neverthless he enjoyed having her arms around him and no one else it made him feel like he could do anything. However for the moment he was just going to cherish what he had.
~We're in heaven~
April felt Chrono hug her tightly, she felt so safe in his arms, never wanting to leave their safety. She loved this man more than anything and he made her feel like te happiest woman on earth. Sure they had their moments and all but she didn't care any more, all of the past events seemed forgotten to her at the moment all seemed perfect.
~And your loving is all that I need~ ~When I'm finally there in your heart~ ~It isn't too hard to see~ ~We're in heaven~ ~Oh oh oh oh oh oh~
April and Chrono swayed silently to the music in the middle of the dance floor holding onto each other both not wanting to let go.
~We're in Heaven.~
After the song had finished the six of them sat at their table and munched happily on their supper as other couples danced on the dancing floor. They laughed and joked at the smallest things and earned glances from others many times but they just shrugged and ignored them. Chrono got up from the table and looked down at his pager.
"Sorry but I have to make a call, I'll be right back." Everyone nodded as he walked off towards the garden.
"I think I'm going to go get some fresh air for a bit." April said after a while and left too. They all knew that she wasn't only going out for fresh air but for other reasons but they just smiled and allowed her to leave.
April walked through the snow-covered garden and watched as the white snow crunched under her feet. The bitter cold didn't bother her much she found it quite refreshing to tell the truth. She followed Chrono's footsteps in the snow and wondered why he would walk this far from the resort. When she finally heard his voice she decided to stop, no reason in disturbing him if the call had seemed that important, right?
"... Yeah I know. No worries Okay." Chrono said loudly into his cellular phone. "No worries, I have her exactly where I want her, she has no clue at all she thinks I actually like her. I'll be home next week baby. Yeah love you lots, keep my side of the bed warm." He made kissing sounds into the phone and hung it up.
April stood there in disbelief it was a trick AGAIN. She wanted to be mad, hell she wanted to be pissed but she couldn't all she felt was, sadness, hopelessness, more than anything betrayal. She heard him walk towards her and before he could find her she stepped out from behind the huge tree that she had been behind. Chrono looked at her in disbelief.
"You have her where you want her, huh?" April asked. She brought her hand to the locket the resided on her chest and yanked it breaking the chain. "Well you can tell your dear friend that she can have this for you should only give a locket to someone you care for."
"So you heard?" He asked quietly.
"Yeah."
"April you see... I..." He stammered looking for an explanation.
"Shut up" she whispered.
"What?"
"SHUT UP" She screamed. "I hate you! I don't want to see your face again."
She shoved him in the chest causing him to fall in which she took the opportunity to run away as fast as she could. As soon as she knew that he was too far behind her to hear her cry, she dropped to her knees and cried. She took a knife from underneath her dress and slit her hand causing crimson liquid to fall from her hand and drip to the white snow beneath. She waited and waited hoping for something to happen, for something to break the silence, for someone to come and get her to make her pain end. Nothing happed so she slashed the other hand and watched the liquid fall to the snow, she slowly began slicing up her arm hoping to make all the pain leak out of her body, making all the despair go away. She heard rustling in the bushes behind her and turned slightly to see. Out of the bushes emerged Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango and Miroku. Kagome saw the blood on the snow and ran to April's side.
"April?" She asked warily before she came forward.
"What the hell did you do to yourself?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome went up to her and rested her hand on April's shoulder; April looked up at her slowly and broke down crying. The sobs shook her frail frame making her fall to the ground. Kagome put her arms around her and made small circles on her back to calm the crying girl, until she passed out from exhaustion.
Inuyasha came over and picked her up and carried her to her bedroom in the resort. They cleaned and bandaged her hands and arms and kept a close eye on her.
"What did she do to herself?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome looked over April again.
"She cut herself, why I don't know but she seemed pretty distressed about something." Kagome said.
"We should keep an eye on her tonight in case she dose anything else." Sango suggested.
"We can take turns, first Kagome, than Sango, than myself, than Inuyasha" Miroku directed.
"Sounds good to me." Kagome said. Everyone filed out of the room except for Kagome and she sat next to April's bed. "Why would you do this to yourself April, if Inuyasha hadn't smelt your blood who knows what could of happened to you." April tossed in her sleep and whimpered quietly until she finally opened her eyes.
"Kagome?" she asked quietly, her voice still raspy from crying.
"I'm right here April." Kagome said. "What happened?"
"Oh Kagome it was horrible..." April cried as she explained the night to her. Kagome looked sadly at the distressed girl.
"So you cut yourself?"
"I wanted the pain to go away, I didn't know what to do I just wanted to die." April sobbed into her bandaged hands.
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The next morning they all sat at the table in the restaurant eating their last meal there before they would head to April's, father's facility. Than if everything went as planned they would head back to Japan. Phoenix, Tony and Amy had left earlier that morning to go back home since they had to do stuff for school and as for Chrono no one knew where he was. April came into the restaurant wearing a white cashmere sweater and a pair of white slacks.
"Hey." She greeted everyone as if nothing had happened the night before.
"Are you okay April?" Sango asked her uncertain.
"Yep just a bit sore."
"Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
"Stop worrying about me, I'm fine." April exclaimed.
"If you say so." Sango shrugged.
"K. Here's the plan for today. We'll stop at me dad's place on our way to Shippo's than we'll be on our way to Japan, what ya say!" April explained.
"Sounds good to me," Miroku said as everyone else nodded his or her agreement.
"Good, well let's get going than." April said as she tugged everyone out of their seats and out to her car.
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They drove up to a huge brick building and April put the car into park and took the keys out of the ignition. She looked at the building and felt a wave of fear hit her. She had only been in the building once before and the experience was one she wanted to forget. She looked as the tattoo on her arm and pulled her sleeves back down. At the front door there were guards with heavy equipment and their dogs. However these dogs weren't ordinary dogs they could smell if you had Youkai blood in you and were able to run for days with no rest or food. April put some rosemary in her pocket and handed some to Inuyasha and Kagome.
"What's this for?" He asked as he grabbed the Rosemary from April.
"It's to fool the noses of their dogs." April said as she got out of the car.
"Why do we need to fool the dogs?" Kagome asked.
"They can smell Youkai blood and Kagome you just happen to have the scent of a Honyou all over you to prove that you're a mate of one. The rosemary scent is so strong that it effects the dogs nose, so they can't smell Youkai blood." April explained as she walked to the front door.
"Name?" One of the guards demanded.
"April Sakura daughter of Leo Sakura, here on official business. This is my associates Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango." April said in a very business like stat.
"Go ahead" the other guard said as the two opened the door for the. The building looked like an institute, the walls were a yellowing white and the roof was a sickening green, and the walls were lined with huge windows that looked into tiny rooms.
Kagome looked into one of the rooms and felt as if she was going to be sick. There in a white room on a single bed was a small child, no older than four but the markings on her face and arms showed that she was a Youkai. She screamed and turned as men in white lab coats poured burning liquid on her arm and started to burn the skin off. "Oh Kami-Sama." She whimpered.
"Don't look into the rooms, it's the best for you and them that you don't see them like this." April commanded as she looked straight sown the hall.
"This is what happened to you?" Miroku asked as he walked next to Sango.
"Hai (Yes)" she answered. She came to a wooden door at the end of the hallway and knocked on it three times before opening it and entering. They walked into an elaborate room that had a large desk on the back wall and cabinets everywhere. The room all together was extremely well kept. A man sat behind the large desk and went through folders and papers.
"Father," April said solemnly.
"Sweetheart! How are you, can to see the beheading?" He asked as he came over to her.
"No," Her father looked at her confused. April nodded to Kagome to close the wooden doors and turned to her father. "I need to talk father."
"Fine shall we be seated than?" He said as he went back behind his desk.
"I much rather stand." She said, anybody in the room could tell that she didn't have the greatest attitude towards her father.
"Well?" He asked and motioned for her to keep talking.
"You know how you can't stand Youkai and can't stand Honyou's even more." April began and awaited for her father to nod his head. "Well you hate your own daughter than."
"I'm confused what dose this have to do with you?" He looked even more confused now than when they started.
"You remember when I was attacked, right? Well in order for me to be saved I was given the heart of a Youkai therefore making me Youkai." Her father laughed.
"You stupid, stupid child. You are not Honyou, I would have a file on you, you would be marked."
April laughed just as darkly as her father and pulled up the sleeve of her sweater and turned her healing arm over. There resided the painful mark. Than she dug into her purse and pulled out a folder that said Arukas Lirpa. She opened it up and showed her picture.
"You've always had my folder you were just too stubborn to see it." She said as she turned to go out the door. "Good-bye father."
"April wait!" He yelled as she walked out the door. However she never turned back. She hopped into her car and waited for everybody to hop in before she drove off.
"You can't hide from me April I WILL FIND YOU!" Her father yelled from the facility. April let a sigh out as she sped down the highway.
"Man he was mad." Kagome said from the backseat.
"You can say that again." April let her armrest on the open window while she used her right hand to steer.
"So where to now?" Sango asked from directly behind April.
"To the airport than to Japan. After that most likely back down the well to feudal Japan." April leaned back in her seat.
"Are you coming back with us April-Sama?" Miroku asked from the front seat next to her.
"Hell ya! You don't think I would miss the excitement of kicking some Youkai Asses!" She yelled earning glances from passing drivers.
"Oi wrench will you shut up and get up to that damn airport of yours?" Inuyasha bellowed.
"Okay if you say so..." April put bath hands on the steering wheel and slammed on the gas making the car propel forward causing everyone to fly back wards and to scream in horror as the dodged trucks and other vehicles.
"This is the last fucking time I am going to get in a car with you driving!" yelled Inuyasha.
"You say that now, but you wait until you need my help and I have to drive ya." April laughed as she drove underneath the trailer of a semi.
"I'll be on my dead bed when I need your help!" Inuyasha yelped in surprise when they went underneath the trailer.
"So you admit you will need my help sometime!" April giggled at the annoyance on Inuyasha's face, Miroku, Sango, and Kagome joined in when Inuyasha started to growl.
"Shut up!" He pouted causing everybody to laugh at him some more. He yelped in surprise when Kagome flung his hat off his head and gave him a big kiss on the lips. He sat there stunned for a moment earning more laughter from everybody in the car. He blushed and grabbed Kagome giving her another kiss on the lips, starting a make out session between the two.
"Get a room or at least wait till the car stops." Sango yelled in disgust from her predicament in the back. They all laughed as Kagome and Inuyasha turned a bright red and turned to hide their burning faces.
"Sorry." They both mumbled as their faces turned to their original color.
"It's okay Inuyasha we all know that you and Kagome have something going ON between the two of you," Miroku giggled, "so now apologies needed."
Inuyasha hit the monk on the top of the head making Miroku cringe in pain. "Stupid Bouzu, you don't know when to shut your trap!"
April giggled, she thanked the lords above for giving her such great friends, sure they didn't always get along but they were always there for her and she loved that more than anything especially since the one person she did truly love left her.
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Man everybody hates each other! So much fun! I'm not too sure what the next chapter is going to be about. Their going to go back to Japan next Chapter and go down the well, maybe Naraku will have some SURPRISES Mwahahaha! Well anyways~~~ Bye for now!