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Hello to Everyone, my computer is acting up and I don't know what's wrong... so it's taking forever to upload chapters... plus fanfiction is really busy at the moment and I keep getting a busy server... so just be patient... thanks ; )
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After about an hour, fifteen bowls of rice, and two more slaps from Sango to Miroku later, Inuyasha decided he was ready to leave this wacky village. Sango stopped him, "How are you planning on getting to the Western Lands?"
"Just head west from here, I guess." Inuyasha said.
"Why do you want to go to the Western Lands?" Miroku asked.
"I have my reasons..." Inuyasha said.
Miroku frowned at Inuyasha's comment. "Youkai trash." Miroku muttered under his breath.
"I heard that." Inuyasha said coldly.
"Well I'm glad; I did say it pretty loud!" Miroku snapped.
Inuyasha's eyes flashed and he stared at Miroku directly in the eyes, Miroku stared back and they both had a stare down. Each one trying not to blink. The hate looks lasted for over ten minutes.
Sango rolled her eyes at the boys. She broke it up by asking Inuyasha another question, "What brings you all the way out here then?"
"I was knocked out and dumped out here." Inuyasha answered.
"Oh damn, by who? Sango asked.
Inuyasha didn't feel like telling his whole life story to a bunch of strangers, especially not a demon huntress. "No one worth talking about." He remarked.
"Stabbed at your pride did he?" Miroku said.
Inuyasha sneered, "Shut your mouth, before I do!"
A few feet away a little fluff ball stood watching the fight. His eyes glowed as he looked at Inuyasha's pocket.
"You and what army?" Miroku snapped, standing up.
Inuyasha stood up as well, and they both eyed each other. "I could kill you with one hand... no both hands tied behind my back!" Inuyasha roared.
The fluff ball snuck up closer to the group, he wad determined to get the object in Inuyasha's pocket.
"Boys stop it!" Sango called.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled to her.
The puff ball was only about a foot away; in a burst of speed he could pick- pocket Inuyasha and be gone.
"You can't talk to my Sango like that!" Miroku roared at Inuyasha.
'I'll count to three...' the fluff ball told himself. 'One...'
Sango's eyebrow twitched, she stood up, and "I'm not 'your Sango!'" she yelled at Miroku.
'...two...'
"You know, you both make a good couple." Inuyasha mocked.
Miroku stood up proudly, Sango rolled her eyes.
"Sango is going to bear my children..." Miroku spoke proudly.
"I am NOT!" she yelled, as she struck him on the back of the head. Miroku fell to the ground, twitching, "Pervert." She mumbled.
'THREE!'
The fluff ball dashed towards Inuyasha's pocket; with quick fingers he worked the spatice out from beneath the deep pocket.
Inuyasha felt something hit him; he looked down and saw the same fluffy thief digging through his pocket.
"You!!" Inuyasha roared. The puff ball looked up at him with scared eyes. Before he could move, Inuyasha grabbed his tail and held him in a death grip.
The tiny creature held Inuyasha's spatice in his quivering paws, as he felt himself get yanked into the air.
Inuyasha held the fluff ball directly in front of his gaze. With his other hand he placed it flat out below the creature's paws.
"Drop it..." he said viciously.
The tiny creature gave a slight whine, but dropped the spatice into Inuyasha's awaiting hand. With a sharp whack to the head, Inuyasha dumped the creature to the ground.
Sango, and a recovered Miroku, stood looking at Inuyasha, and the creature that he had just thrown to the ground.
"Little thief..." Inuyasha muttered.
The small creature lay on the ground, but then sat up, and let out a cry with a waterfall of tears, "Why can't I have it? I want it! I want it!"
Sango ran over to the tiny creature and held it in her arms. She looked up at Inuyasha with a cold stare.
"Why don't you let the poor kit have it?" she asked.
"Because it's MINE!" Inuyasha roared.
"He just wants to play..." Sango tried.
"Do he doesn't he wants to steal it, just as he tried to do before!" Inuyasha said.
The tiny kit recovered and jumped up onto Sango's shoulder to stare at Inuyasha in the face. "What's so special about that thing anyway?" it squeaked.
Inuyasha growled, "It was a gift... a gift from a friend." He said. His eyes glanced down at the spatice in his palm, his mind remembered Kagome. His mind flashed to times in his childhood when he and Kagome used to play together. A slight smile formed at the corners of his mouth.
Miroku came up behind Sango, reached out with a quick hand and grabbed the spatice, he held it up in front of him, looking at it with an odd glance.
Inuyasha fumed at him, "Give that back!"
"Shut up hanyou. I'm just looking at it!" Miroku said, "Didn't your parents ever teach you to share?"
Inuyasha was caught without anything to say.
"...it's made out of some kind of sponge..." Miroku explained, turning the spatice over with his fingers.
Even Sango looked interested in the object. She poked at it with a cautious finger, "What is this thing? Some kind of ball?" she asked.
Inuyasha growled, "It's a spatice. A kind of toy; when filled with water, it will grow bigger and bounce high." He explained.
"Oh now fun!" the kit cried out.
Miroku still looked at the object over; he glanced from the spatice to Inuyasha and back again. "This isn't from our world is it?" he finally asked.
Inuyasha looked at him with a suspicious look, "What do you mean?"
"Where did you get this, hanyou? It's like nothing I've ever seen. This kind of sponge doesn't grow on land, or in any kind of fresh water lake. I specifically know that this kind of sponge only grows in the deep depths of the Great Ocean." Miroku continued.
Inuyasha snatched his spatice back from Miroku and looked at the ground. Miroku didn't give up, "What kind of friend gave this to you?"
"None of you business." Inuyasha snapped.
Miroku gave up, it wasn't worth the trouble. But, now, Sango was interested. She looked at Inuyasha and said, "Come on, Inuyasha, how did you get this? Or better yet, how did the person who gave it to you get it?"
Inuyasha ignored her, "She's just a good swimmer." He mumbled, and walked away. Sango rolled her eyes. But Miroku now understood, he whispered to Sango, "It's from a woman, probably a gift to remember her by."
Inuyasha looked over his shoulder at Miroku, as he heard every word. "Is that what you think how I got it?" he asked.
Miroku looked confident, "Yes I do indeed."
"Well you're wrong." Inuyasha mocked.
Miroku shook his head, "I'm never wrong when it comes to women." He answered. "I bet you loved this girl, but then society tore you apart. You were sent here against your will, so that the two of you wouldn't fall further in love, because she was supposed to marry another. Yes, yes, it all makes perfect sense."
Inuyasha ignored the monk's stupid prophecy.
"That's so romantic, hanyou" Sango said. "And to think I thought you had no heart."
Inuyasha growled, "Shut the fuck up! I do not love Kagome!"
Miroku smirked, "Ohh... so her name is Kagome huh? Hmm, Kagome... sounds like someone I'd love to meet."
Inuyasha felt like he was surrounded by stupidity. He gave a harsh gesture and continued to walk away.
Miroku ran up and stood in front of him. His eyes where wide with excitement, "And now the star-crossed lover seeks to return and reclaim his forbidden love. Even though he knows his effort will fail, because she is betrothed to another, but that will not stop his heart..."
Inuyasha balled up his fists and spoke with a dangerous tone, "Get the hell out of my way you stupid monk..." But Miroku continued with his tale, "...you want to rescue her from the tallest tower and carry her off to make glorious love to her..."
With that, Inuyasha gave Miroku a shove that sent him crashing to the ground. Miroku looked up toward Inuyasha with a half smile on his face, "I really hit the nail on the head, didn't I, hanyou?"
Inuyasha pulled his fist back to hit him again, but he let it go. The sex- crazed monk had no idea what he was talking about. Inuyasha just wanted to leave this crazy town and all its psycho inhabitants.
"Hey hanyou, wait!" he heard the monk call. But he continued to walk away. 'I'm not listening... not listening... not listening...' he told himself.
Miroku caught up with him again and stood in front of him. "Wait! I want to give you something...just a second... wait here..." He dashed off into the village.
Inuyasha shut his eyes, and gave a slow count of ten in his head to calm his nerves. He could hear Sango come up behind him. She stood next to him, the little kit still on her shoulder.
"Hey hanyou, Shippo wants to say something to you..." Sango said.
"Who the fuck is Shippo?" Inuyasha growled.
"I am," the kit thief answered, "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that I tried to steal the spatice from you... I didn't know that is meant so much to you."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
Shippo continued, "I want to help you rescue your Kagome. I'm coming with you to the Western Lands."
"Like hell you are!" Inuyasha yelled. "I don't need some annoying brat slowing me down."
"I won't slow you down, I'll help. Give you some company, someone to talk too." Shippo continued.
"I'd sooner talk to myself." Inuyasha muttered.
"I'm coming too." Sango said.
"No your... you both... are not!!" Inuyasha roared.
"Try and stop us hanyou." Sango said. "We are coming with you; you'll never get there by yourself. As a group we are more likely to make it."
Inuyasha was cut off. The pair wouldn't take no for an answer. "Just know that if you fall behind, I'm not coming back to help you."
"I figured as much." Sango replied.
"It's your funeral." Inuyasha commented.
Inuyasha turned around to see Miroku running up to them. He approached Inuyasha, out of breath, but with a huge smile on his face. He held out a package wrapped with thick brown paper. "May this help you on your journey, Inuyasha. From one star-crossed lover to another."
Inuyasha took the package; the brown paper fell off, revealing a long red robe and pants. Inuyasha looked at it with a cautious smile.
He looked at Miroku with a puzzled look, "Clothes?" he asked.
Miroku's smile grew bigger, "Not just any clothes that is The Robe of the Fire Rat. A very special garment that will protect you from being cut or stabbed."
Inuyasha had to feel a little grateful, but he hid it well. He placed the robe under his arm and muttered a shallow, "thanks."
But his mood quickly changed, "Alright, let's go. I've wasted enough time here." Sango smiled weakly and nodded. Shippo gave a small giggle.
Miroku's face grew serious, he said, "I'm assisting you on your quest hanyou."
"What?!?" Inuyasha yelled, "There is no way I'm letting a pervert like you come with me! I've already got two tag-a-longs I don't need three."
"Well to bad," Miroku said, "because I'm coming with you. Someone has to keep Lady Sango safe, and besides Kagome sounds like a very interesting person."
Inuyasha growled at him. "I'm not taking responsibility for any of you... if you die; it's your own fault. It won't be on my conscience."
"Save it hanyou," Miroku interrupted, "Right now there is a lady in distress... and I... I mean we... must rescue her."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Ok, first, Kagome is not my woman. She's not even my spec..." he stopped.
Miroku grabbed Inuyasha's shoulders, "don't say that! She still loves you! Her heart still longs to be with you... if you give up... so will she... we must remain strong!"
Inuyasha gave up the argument. Miroku was off his rocker, he just let it go, and the story was incorrect anyway. Just a mess of Miroku's sick and perverted thoughts.
Yet, Inuyasha couldn't help but wonder. Was Kagome alright? She probably will hate him because he'd been gone so long. He could picture her, swimming up to the dock... noticing that the stone wasn't in the water. Then waiting and waiting for him to come and talk. But he wouldn't show, so she would peak out of water and look for him. But the beach would be empty. Then, she would leave a small pebble on the dock, to tell him that she had been there, but left. And then, she would leave and not return until the next day. To find that he was not there again.
Inuyasha shook off his thoughts. He wanted to return, so that he would seek revenge on his brother.
Sesshomaru was not going to just discard him, like he was an old habit. Inuyasha would return, and show his brother... that he wasn't weak, and that he was just as much a prince as Sesshomaru was.
Inuyasha nodded his head, his thoughts straight. He looked up at the sun, took a deep breath, and began to walk towards his home. His allies hung just slightly behind him. Inuyasha felt like he was finally heading somewhere, that he finally had a mission, an objective. This would be a long journey. Through lands he didn't know, into dangers that he might not be able to over come. But as long as he kept his mind set, he could achieve anything.
His ears picked up a strange holler behind him, he turned to look at Sango and Miroku who called to him, "Hanyou... hey Hanyou!! West is the other way!!"
Inuyasha wrinkled his nose in disgust, and growled, "I knew that." He said quickly.
The group changed directions and headed out of the village.
A strange site is was to behold. A hanyou leading the group, followed by a demon huntress accompanied by her cat youkai, then, bringing up the rear, with his eyes glued to the demon huntress' swaying hips and butt, a dark robed monk, carrying a small fox kit on his shoulder.
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I hope you all enjoyed this story... yes its over... for now... I am going to start a totally new story... under a new title... so look for it... I will be the sequel to Tenderness To You. It was great to hear from you all... and I will look forward to hearing from you in Book two... which will begin very soon...
Just to quickly remind you of my schedule... I have AP exams coming up in a week... so that may delay Book two... but after they are over with... which is around the 12th of May... then I will be back, full force, and writing again. And of course, when summer hits... I'll be writing like crazy. So don't worry... I'll be throwing so many new things at you... you won't know what to read first... this has been great fun... I'm so happy you all enjoyed Tenderness To You.... I'm taking suggestions on what the sequel should be called... put that in your final review... the winner will be announced when I start writing the sequel... You all are awesome... keep reading... Bubye for now : )
Hello to Everyone, my computer is acting up and I don't know what's wrong... so it's taking forever to upload chapters... plus fanfiction is really busy at the moment and I keep getting a busy server... so just be patient... thanks ; )
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After about an hour, fifteen bowls of rice, and two more slaps from Sango to Miroku later, Inuyasha decided he was ready to leave this wacky village. Sango stopped him, "How are you planning on getting to the Western Lands?"
"Just head west from here, I guess." Inuyasha said.
"Why do you want to go to the Western Lands?" Miroku asked.
"I have my reasons..." Inuyasha said.
Miroku frowned at Inuyasha's comment. "Youkai trash." Miroku muttered under his breath.
"I heard that." Inuyasha said coldly.
"Well I'm glad; I did say it pretty loud!" Miroku snapped.
Inuyasha's eyes flashed and he stared at Miroku directly in the eyes, Miroku stared back and they both had a stare down. Each one trying not to blink. The hate looks lasted for over ten minutes.
Sango rolled her eyes at the boys. She broke it up by asking Inuyasha another question, "What brings you all the way out here then?"
"I was knocked out and dumped out here." Inuyasha answered.
"Oh damn, by who? Sango asked.
Inuyasha didn't feel like telling his whole life story to a bunch of strangers, especially not a demon huntress. "No one worth talking about." He remarked.
"Stabbed at your pride did he?" Miroku said.
Inuyasha sneered, "Shut your mouth, before I do!"
A few feet away a little fluff ball stood watching the fight. His eyes glowed as he looked at Inuyasha's pocket.
"You and what army?" Miroku snapped, standing up.
Inuyasha stood up as well, and they both eyed each other. "I could kill you with one hand... no both hands tied behind my back!" Inuyasha roared.
The fluff ball snuck up closer to the group, he wad determined to get the object in Inuyasha's pocket.
"Boys stop it!" Sango called.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled to her.
The puff ball was only about a foot away; in a burst of speed he could pick- pocket Inuyasha and be gone.
"You can't talk to my Sango like that!" Miroku roared at Inuyasha.
'I'll count to three...' the fluff ball told himself. 'One...'
Sango's eyebrow twitched, she stood up, and "I'm not 'your Sango!'" she yelled at Miroku.
'...two...'
"You know, you both make a good couple." Inuyasha mocked.
Miroku stood up proudly, Sango rolled her eyes.
"Sango is going to bear my children..." Miroku spoke proudly.
"I am NOT!" she yelled, as she struck him on the back of the head. Miroku fell to the ground, twitching, "Pervert." She mumbled.
'THREE!'
The fluff ball dashed towards Inuyasha's pocket; with quick fingers he worked the spatice out from beneath the deep pocket.
Inuyasha felt something hit him; he looked down and saw the same fluffy thief digging through his pocket.
"You!!" Inuyasha roared. The puff ball looked up at him with scared eyes. Before he could move, Inuyasha grabbed his tail and held him in a death grip.
The tiny creature held Inuyasha's spatice in his quivering paws, as he felt himself get yanked into the air.
Inuyasha held the fluff ball directly in front of his gaze. With his other hand he placed it flat out below the creature's paws.
"Drop it..." he said viciously.
The tiny creature gave a slight whine, but dropped the spatice into Inuyasha's awaiting hand. With a sharp whack to the head, Inuyasha dumped the creature to the ground.
Sango, and a recovered Miroku, stood looking at Inuyasha, and the creature that he had just thrown to the ground.
"Little thief..." Inuyasha muttered.
The small creature lay on the ground, but then sat up, and let out a cry with a waterfall of tears, "Why can't I have it? I want it! I want it!"
Sango ran over to the tiny creature and held it in her arms. She looked up at Inuyasha with a cold stare.
"Why don't you let the poor kit have it?" she asked.
"Because it's MINE!" Inuyasha roared.
"He just wants to play..." Sango tried.
"Do he doesn't he wants to steal it, just as he tried to do before!" Inuyasha said.
The tiny kit recovered and jumped up onto Sango's shoulder to stare at Inuyasha in the face. "What's so special about that thing anyway?" it squeaked.
Inuyasha growled, "It was a gift... a gift from a friend." He said. His eyes glanced down at the spatice in his palm, his mind remembered Kagome. His mind flashed to times in his childhood when he and Kagome used to play together. A slight smile formed at the corners of his mouth.
Miroku came up behind Sango, reached out with a quick hand and grabbed the spatice, he held it up in front of him, looking at it with an odd glance.
Inuyasha fumed at him, "Give that back!"
"Shut up hanyou. I'm just looking at it!" Miroku said, "Didn't your parents ever teach you to share?"
Inuyasha was caught without anything to say.
"...it's made out of some kind of sponge..." Miroku explained, turning the spatice over with his fingers.
Even Sango looked interested in the object. She poked at it with a cautious finger, "What is this thing? Some kind of ball?" she asked.
Inuyasha growled, "It's a spatice. A kind of toy; when filled with water, it will grow bigger and bounce high." He explained.
"Oh now fun!" the kit cried out.
Miroku still looked at the object over; he glanced from the spatice to Inuyasha and back again. "This isn't from our world is it?" he finally asked.
Inuyasha looked at him with a suspicious look, "What do you mean?"
"Where did you get this, hanyou? It's like nothing I've ever seen. This kind of sponge doesn't grow on land, or in any kind of fresh water lake. I specifically know that this kind of sponge only grows in the deep depths of the Great Ocean." Miroku continued.
Inuyasha snatched his spatice back from Miroku and looked at the ground. Miroku didn't give up, "What kind of friend gave this to you?"
"None of you business." Inuyasha snapped.
Miroku gave up, it wasn't worth the trouble. But, now, Sango was interested. She looked at Inuyasha and said, "Come on, Inuyasha, how did you get this? Or better yet, how did the person who gave it to you get it?"
Inuyasha ignored her, "She's just a good swimmer." He mumbled, and walked away. Sango rolled her eyes. But Miroku now understood, he whispered to Sango, "It's from a woman, probably a gift to remember her by."
Inuyasha looked over his shoulder at Miroku, as he heard every word. "Is that what you think how I got it?" he asked.
Miroku looked confident, "Yes I do indeed."
"Well you're wrong." Inuyasha mocked.
Miroku shook his head, "I'm never wrong when it comes to women." He answered. "I bet you loved this girl, but then society tore you apart. You were sent here against your will, so that the two of you wouldn't fall further in love, because she was supposed to marry another. Yes, yes, it all makes perfect sense."
Inuyasha ignored the monk's stupid prophecy.
"That's so romantic, hanyou" Sango said. "And to think I thought you had no heart."
Inuyasha growled, "Shut the fuck up! I do not love Kagome!"
Miroku smirked, "Ohh... so her name is Kagome huh? Hmm, Kagome... sounds like someone I'd love to meet."
Inuyasha felt like he was surrounded by stupidity. He gave a harsh gesture and continued to walk away.
Miroku ran up and stood in front of him. His eyes where wide with excitement, "And now the star-crossed lover seeks to return and reclaim his forbidden love. Even though he knows his effort will fail, because she is betrothed to another, but that will not stop his heart..."
Inuyasha balled up his fists and spoke with a dangerous tone, "Get the hell out of my way you stupid monk..." But Miroku continued with his tale, "...you want to rescue her from the tallest tower and carry her off to make glorious love to her..."
With that, Inuyasha gave Miroku a shove that sent him crashing to the ground. Miroku looked up toward Inuyasha with a half smile on his face, "I really hit the nail on the head, didn't I, hanyou?"
Inuyasha pulled his fist back to hit him again, but he let it go. The sex- crazed monk had no idea what he was talking about. Inuyasha just wanted to leave this crazy town and all its psycho inhabitants.
"Hey hanyou, wait!" he heard the monk call. But he continued to walk away. 'I'm not listening... not listening... not listening...' he told himself.
Miroku caught up with him again and stood in front of him. "Wait! I want to give you something...just a second... wait here..." He dashed off into the village.
Inuyasha shut his eyes, and gave a slow count of ten in his head to calm his nerves. He could hear Sango come up behind him. She stood next to him, the little kit still on her shoulder.
"Hey hanyou, Shippo wants to say something to you..." Sango said.
"Who the fuck is Shippo?" Inuyasha growled.
"I am," the kit thief answered, "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that I tried to steal the spatice from you... I didn't know that is meant so much to you."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
Shippo continued, "I want to help you rescue your Kagome. I'm coming with you to the Western Lands."
"Like hell you are!" Inuyasha yelled. "I don't need some annoying brat slowing me down."
"I won't slow you down, I'll help. Give you some company, someone to talk too." Shippo continued.
"I'd sooner talk to myself." Inuyasha muttered.
"I'm coming too." Sango said.
"No your... you both... are not!!" Inuyasha roared.
"Try and stop us hanyou." Sango said. "We are coming with you; you'll never get there by yourself. As a group we are more likely to make it."
Inuyasha was cut off. The pair wouldn't take no for an answer. "Just know that if you fall behind, I'm not coming back to help you."
"I figured as much." Sango replied.
"It's your funeral." Inuyasha commented.
Inuyasha turned around to see Miroku running up to them. He approached Inuyasha, out of breath, but with a huge smile on his face. He held out a package wrapped with thick brown paper. "May this help you on your journey, Inuyasha. From one star-crossed lover to another."
Inuyasha took the package; the brown paper fell off, revealing a long red robe and pants. Inuyasha looked at it with a cautious smile.
He looked at Miroku with a puzzled look, "Clothes?" he asked.
Miroku's smile grew bigger, "Not just any clothes that is The Robe of the Fire Rat. A very special garment that will protect you from being cut or stabbed."
Inuyasha had to feel a little grateful, but he hid it well. He placed the robe under his arm and muttered a shallow, "thanks."
But his mood quickly changed, "Alright, let's go. I've wasted enough time here." Sango smiled weakly and nodded. Shippo gave a small giggle.
Miroku's face grew serious, he said, "I'm assisting you on your quest hanyou."
"What?!?" Inuyasha yelled, "There is no way I'm letting a pervert like you come with me! I've already got two tag-a-longs I don't need three."
"Well to bad," Miroku said, "because I'm coming with you. Someone has to keep Lady Sango safe, and besides Kagome sounds like a very interesting person."
Inuyasha growled at him. "I'm not taking responsibility for any of you... if you die; it's your own fault. It won't be on my conscience."
"Save it hanyou," Miroku interrupted, "Right now there is a lady in distress... and I... I mean we... must rescue her."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Ok, first, Kagome is not my woman. She's not even my spec..." he stopped.
Miroku grabbed Inuyasha's shoulders, "don't say that! She still loves you! Her heart still longs to be with you... if you give up... so will she... we must remain strong!"
Inuyasha gave up the argument. Miroku was off his rocker, he just let it go, and the story was incorrect anyway. Just a mess of Miroku's sick and perverted thoughts.
Yet, Inuyasha couldn't help but wonder. Was Kagome alright? She probably will hate him because he'd been gone so long. He could picture her, swimming up to the dock... noticing that the stone wasn't in the water. Then waiting and waiting for him to come and talk. But he wouldn't show, so she would peak out of water and look for him. But the beach would be empty. Then, she would leave a small pebble on the dock, to tell him that she had been there, but left. And then, she would leave and not return until the next day. To find that he was not there again.
Inuyasha shook off his thoughts. He wanted to return, so that he would seek revenge on his brother.
Sesshomaru was not going to just discard him, like he was an old habit. Inuyasha would return, and show his brother... that he wasn't weak, and that he was just as much a prince as Sesshomaru was.
Inuyasha nodded his head, his thoughts straight. He looked up at the sun, took a deep breath, and began to walk towards his home. His allies hung just slightly behind him. Inuyasha felt like he was finally heading somewhere, that he finally had a mission, an objective. This would be a long journey. Through lands he didn't know, into dangers that he might not be able to over come. But as long as he kept his mind set, he could achieve anything.
His ears picked up a strange holler behind him, he turned to look at Sango and Miroku who called to him, "Hanyou... hey Hanyou!! West is the other way!!"
Inuyasha wrinkled his nose in disgust, and growled, "I knew that." He said quickly.
The group changed directions and headed out of the village.
A strange site is was to behold. A hanyou leading the group, followed by a demon huntress accompanied by her cat youkai, then, bringing up the rear, with his eyes glued to the demon huntress' swaying hips and butt, a dark robed monk, carrying a small fox kit on his shoulder.
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I hope you all enjoyed this story... yes its over... for now... I am going to start a totally new story... under a new title... so look for it... I will be the sequel to Tenderness To You. It was great to hear from you all... and I will look forward to hearing from you in Book two... which will begin very soon...
Just to quickly remind you of my schedule... I have AP exams coming up in a week... so that may delay Book two... but after they are over with... which is around the 12th of May... then I will be back, full force, and writing again. And of course, when summer hits... I'll be writing like crazy. So don't worry... I'll be throwing so many new things at you... you won't know what to read first... this has been great fun... I'm so happy you all enjoyed Tenderness To You.... I'm taking suggestions on what the sequel should be called... put that in your final review... the winner will be announced when I start writing the sequel... You all are awesome... keep reading... Bubye for now : )