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DV- *groans*
Kagome- Is she okay?
QFF- Oh, yeah, fine, she just went to a party on Friday.
Inu- So?
QFF- SO they were playing shot glass checkers.
DV- WITH POP!!!!! My mom picked me up and she would have killed me if I had a sip of alcohol.
Yusuke- So?
QFF- SO drinking a lot of pop at once can do some seriously weird shit to your stomach and mind.
DV- Never ever EVER mix 7-up and orange Faygo.
Everyone from the present- ~
Everyone from the past & the demons born and raised in the Makai- O.o
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\\.........\\ Youko\Kurama talk -.........- beast talk *.........* telepathy '.........' thoughts
*************ANOTHER Kitsune and the Return of the Claypot Bitch*************
"KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Alarmed, I twirled around to see where the loud yell came from. Sadly, as I did this, I let out too much energy into the plant I was trying to control and ended up wrapped in large, thick vines.
"Kurama..." I pleaded. He chuckled and sent a wave of his own energy out at the flower, making it shrink back to a seed. "Thank you. What in the world was that?!"
"I believe it came from the direction Sango and Hiei were training in."
-You don't think he's trying to kill her, do you?- Kirara asked anxiously. Since Sango was training and Kohaku was getting lessons with the boys about the Makai, she had stuck with us, so she could play with Hogosha.
"No. Hiei can usually last for at least another hour before he makes any homicidal attempts." Then Kurama got an amused look on his face, "And under the threat of your wrath, I'd say he could last another five hours." I glared at him.
"Haha..." I'm not THAT bad when I get mad!
Am I?
Suddenly, Hogosha stiffened in alarm.
-Kagome! There's a shadow kitsune energy coming from the direction the neko and the fire apparition are in!!!- I gasped in alarm. A shadow kitsune? In the Sengoku Jidai? And if we could feel him, that could only mean one thing.
He wanted us to come.
Kurama and I took off to our friends. Hogosha and Kirara followed. I sent telepathic calls to the others, hoping they'd sense the intruder as well. But When Miroku and I got there, we found an... unexpected sight.
A weaponless Sango was throwing rocks, branches and anything else she could get her hands on at who else but Ganko, as Hiei slashed at him with his katana.
"Calm down you two, I'm not here for a fight!!!" Ganko shouted as he countered Hiei's blow with one of his own two katanas and dodged a rather large stone. "And you gotta admit you two were really getting into it, or else you would've sensed me!!!" I blinked as both Hiei and Sango turned a lovely shade of maroon. Wha...?
"If your not here for a fight, do you mind telling us what your intentions are?" Kurama, calm as always, asked. Ganko turned to us, irritation written all over his face.
"I'm here to perform my duty and serve the Royal Bloodline," My eyes widened as I caught his meaning.
"So you're here to kidnap Kagome again, are you?!" Sango snarled, reaching for another rock.
"Sango! He didn't say that!" My neko companion turned to look at me as if I had just said InuYasha was the sweetest, most polite boy in the world. (AN; ^-^;) I sighed an explained myself, "If he was here to kidnap me... again," Dirty look to Ganko, who had the decency to look guilty, "He would be serving my father, who acceded to the throne through marriage. My mother, Souta, Grampa and I are the last of the Royal Bloodline."
"That doesn't mean anything," Hiei growled, still glaring at Ganko. He seemed far more intent on hurting him than any opponent I'd seen him face in the past week (AN; If a week hasn't passed by now, let's all just pretend it has. I'm too lazy right not to go back and check, which, by the was, I did for that name thing last chapter. I also found out Sango called Hiei by his name a grand total of three times ^-^; Go figure,) and figured it must have been from that comment he made earlier about them being 'into' something. I made a mental note to beat it out of him later.
"Ganko, Are you here to kidnap me, harm my friends, or do anything to help my father whatsoever?" I asked dully, even though I already knew his answer.
"No,"
"There ya go,"
"You mean you're gonna believe him just like that?!" Sango yelled.
"Yep. His right eye twitches whenever he lies," Ganko did an anime fall at that.
"Figure you'd remember THAT!"
"Yakuso and Yari got my memories back,"
"They did, did they? I take it they're okay, then. Reikoku started breaking things when he found out and you dearly loved father puffed up like a balloon." I giggled at that thought, and the sarcasm he used when talking about my Father.
-Yes. Unlike you, they did not see the need to stay behind and give everyone grief,- Sango stared at Hogosha in surprise, before her face cleared up.
*I forgot you could hear animals, Kagome,* She said, eyeing the dragon curiously, *And what the Hell did he mean by that?* Her question was answered soon enough.
"Shut up, ya little lizard! I would've come sooner, but I had to make sure tracks were covered and big brother would take the wrong path to try and find you. Besides, there was also hiding the Queen and the old man, who by the way should learn that throwing odufas at someone is really, REALLY annoying and making sure no one in the resistance would start a panic or something. And Yari needs to learn to think before jumping into portals 500 years in the past! The airhead left her katana behind."
"I heard that you creep!" We turned to see Yari, Yakuso and all the others, including Sessho-maru and his gumi, heading towards us. Yari had a scowl on her face. "I am NOT an airhead! We just didn't have much time before afternoon roll call, and I didn't want to be caught!"
"Then why didn't you wait until after roll call, Amazon?"
"...ehh..." I shook my head. Somethings never changed...
"Ganko!" Yakuso said, enthusiastically, running over and enveloping him in a hug. "It's about time you got here!" the rest of the group looked dumbfounded, except Sessho-maru, who still had that emotionless look on his face.
"Sorry, but like I said, I had things to take care of."
-And I'm sure one of those things wasn't a prank to get back at your brother for the last few years.- Hogosha said sarcastically.
"Shut it, lizard, before I turn you into a suitcase."
WHAP!
I glared at Ganko as he rubbed his head were the rock had hit him.
"Don't threaten Hogosha!!!" I warned. The kitsune flinched and gave me a pitiful look.
"Ten years without your memories, being raised as a ningen and your STILL a stubborn little toad," He grumbled, "And I didn't think it was possible, but your aim has gotten better."
"I am and was NOT a stubborn little toad, you arrogant baka of a creep!" I retorted.
"Is someone gonna explain things to the rest of us?" Botan asked, looking between me, Ganko, Yari and Yakuso.
"Especially considering he tried to kidnap you, Kagome!" Shippo added. I sighed.
"It's okay, guys. Ganko's an annoying, obnoxious creep... not to mention a stubborn, stupid, arrogant, no good brat... but he's here to help. I knew him when I was a kid. He's Yakuso's twin brother,"
"HE'S WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"You're kidding!!!"
"When the hell where you planning on telling the rest of us?!"
"We couldn't say anything until Ganko got here. If one of the King's men overheard us, the whole thing would have been a total waste. And I don't know How Kagome figured it out."
"It wasn't that hard when I gave it some thought. Besides, Yakuso couldn't keep a secret from Ganko if her life depended on it, so I realized Ganko had to be a spy for your little rebellion," I shrugged, "But I could have been wrong. I didn't want to say anything until I got a solid confirmation." Then I turned to the annoying brat himself, "By the way, Ganko, I think you owe me and my friends an apology."
"For what?"
"For kidnapping me, hurting Hiei, Kurama and InuYasha, ticking off Sango and scaring Botan, Keiko and Yukina AND knocking out Shippo!!!"
"Oh, that," Ganko said, not sounding too concerned about what he had done. "Why should I apologize for that?" Before I could find a rock big enough to throw at him, Yakuso hit him over the head.
"GANKO!!!"
"What?!"
"Kagome's right! You'd better apologize right now, or else!!!"
"Or else...?" He looked at me, Yakuso and Yari as we narrowed our eyes at him.
"Unless you can run really, REALLY fast, I suggest you listen to them," Yusuke said, bemused. Ganko gulped.
"Fine! Sorry."
"There," I said, brightly, "That wasn't so hard now, was it?"
"No, but looking at your face is,"
WHAP!!!
"OW!!!" Ganko rubbed his new bump, giving me a sulky glare. "Do you have to do that every time I insult you?"
"Would you rather have a rosary?" I asked, innocently. InuYasha started making furious hand signals at him to say no. Ganko blinked at him, then turned to Yakuso.
"Sorry, big brother, you brought this upon yourself." Yakuso smiled and shook her head at his pleading look. "Besides, I've got a promise to fulfill with right now, so I can't baby sit you and keep Kagome from hitting you. If you want it to stop, you'd better start biting your tongue," Ganko gaped at her in surprise.
"Who are you and what did you do with my timid, baby sister who never EVER spoke like that in public?" Yakuso hit his shoulder.
"I haven't changed!" She insisted. Yari snorted and Ganko rolled his eyes as I smiled.
"Really? The Yakuso that left for the past would never be so straight forward with me in public."
"Or hit anyone of her life depended on it," Yari added.
"Or take that bet at the hot springs,"
"Bet?" Now Ganko was really interested.
"Let's get back to our tasks at hand," Yakuso said hastily, "Come on, Ganko. You're coming with me to help teach the kits. I can't have you causing anymore trouble." I shook my head and grinned as Ganko protested his need for someone to keep him out of trouble.
"Actually, I was planning on another trip to the hot springs," I said, turning to the girls, "Anyone else wanna come?"
"I do!!!" Yari said, face glowing.
"Me too!" Keiko said.
"And me!" Botan
"I want to go, too." Sango said throwing Ganko a dirty look, "I got really dirty in that fight against HIM."
"I'd like to go," Yukina added, shyly.
"I've got to teach the boys a little more," Yakuso said, "Go on without me, I'll just take a bath tomorrow morning." (AN; Okay, I know this is gonna make me sound like a clean freak, but I can't STAND going a day between baths. I absolutely HAVE to have a bath every single day at least once a day, or else I feel dirty.)
"I'll go!" Miroku said, happily.
WHAM!
WHACK!
BOOM!
BAM!
SMACK!
We all glared at the beaten monk.
"You did as 'who wanted to go." Miroku whined. InuYasha drilled his foot into the hentai's back.
"Watch him for us?" I pleaded with the boys. The nodded and we left for one of our few salvations. Bath time!!!
"Mmmm..." I moan as I slipped into the water. "I could stay here all day."
"And leave Kurama?" Yari teased, making me blush lightly.
"OR maybe she'd like him here, too..." Botan said coyly, turning my face completely red and making the other girls laugh.
"Jeeze, Botan, you're almost as bad as Miroku,"
"No one's THAT much of a perv," Sango said, smirking as she used the soap. That's when I caught something in her scent.
"Sango?"
"Hm?"
"Why do you smell like Hiei?"
"I've been training around him all day. You should know that better than anyone."
"I DO know that. But training doesn't explain why his scents around you mouth." The soap fell into the water with a soft 'plop!' almost unheard under the excited scream that followed my observation.
"You didn't!"
"You mean he-?!"
"He-! And you-! You guys-!"
"Tell anyone and I'll take your arms off!!!" Sango hissed, crimson. All girls squealed again.
"AWWW!!!!"
"KAWAII!!!!"
"Start talking!!!!"
"Yeah, every detail!!!!" Sango face when a red almost unimaginable.
"Come on, girls, its not that important. We can find something more interesting to talk about..." She said hastily.
"Yes it is!!!" Yari said.
"And no we can't!!!" Botan added. I decided to side with poor Sango before her face turned that color permanently.
"Come on, lay off. I don't see you two talking about your love lives," I scolded them.
"You wanna play by play?" Yari asked with a wolf like grin. The rest of us groaned and started splashing her, which lead to a water fight.
"Anyways, there's nothing for me to talk about because MY love life is practically non existent," Botan said, glumly.
"Give InuYasha a break. He's never been good at expressing his feelings. You've just gotta give him a push in the right direction," I said in my 'big brother's' defense.
"It helps if you're pushing him with a mallet about half your size," Sango added. We laughed at the mental image of a mallet wielding Botan smacking around everyone's favorite inu hanyou.
"Soooo, Kagome...." Yari said with The Grin on her face. "Exactly how many times have you and Kurama kissed. I felt myself begin to flush and turned away to hide it.
"We've been talking about the boys for a while now. How 'bout we change the subject..."
"Nope,"
"Sorry, Princess,"
"I had to suffer. Now it's YOU'RE turn!"
"Come on, Kagome, spill!!!" I suddenly got an idea.
"Only if you guys give us a full description of the first time you kissed whatever boy you've paired off with." I said. The other girls groaned.
"Fine," Botan said, blushing slightly, "You start, Keiko,"
"What?! Why me?"
"You're the only human here." Keiko gave Botan a glared before sighing and starting the story about the kiss that literally brought Yusuke back to life. I shook my head. Cute, but definitely not the circumstances I'd want MY first kiss under...
"Now it's your turn, Yari," Keiko said, turning to the fighter. Said vixen sighed.
"Alright. First time Miroku kissed me was the night after Kagome killed the freak in the monkey fur. He was outside and awake while the rest of you where with the miko. We talked for a while, then the talking turned to flirting, then the flirting turned to petting and the petting turned to a make-out session." We stared at her with gaping mouths. "What? We didn't go much further." Botan started to laugh.
"Define 'petting' and 'much further,'" She said with a cat-like look.
"None of your business and the clothes stayed on," We laughed as Yari stuck her nose in the air.
"Never mind that. Now let's hear Sango,"
"WHAT?! Why me?!?!?!"
"Because I'm not sure if Botan or Yukina have even gotten their first kisses yet and between Hiei and Kurama, I'm much more curious about Hiei's kissing. No offence, Kagome,"
"None taken." Sango glared at her, and gave us the story. (AN; If you're really that, curious, go back and read it. I'm too lazy to type it all up again.) When she finished, Botan and Keiko were cracking up.
"That's so like Hiei!!!"
"Charming as ever..." Sango flushed crimson and looked down at the water. Then her eyes snapped back up.
"Alright, Kagome, your turn." I blushed and told them about the run, the slip, the fall and the kiss. I even told them about Kouga.
"Arrrg!!! That stupid wolf!!! Talk about ruining the moment!!!!!"
"I know!"
"You should've let Kurama kill the possessive creep!!!"
"Let's go back to the stories, shall we?" I turned back to the two that had yet to tell their tales. "Let's see... Yukina!" the ice apparition froze and her cheeks tinted pink.
"W-well... Last night. Under the Goshinboku. I kissed Kazuma-kun good night," (AN; Kissing Kuwabara... . Ah, well, he may be stupid, ugly and annoying, but he's still an okay guy... I guess,) We stared at her in shock for a second before we started giggling again. "Your turn, Botan," The blue haired rei guide started tapping her fingers together.
"We-ell... It's really starting to get late and the boys are probably worried by now..."
"BOTAN!!!" We all yelled in union. She huffed and sank lower into the water.
"About three days ago, when I started my training. I tripped in a tree root and landed on him." Botan turned pink, "It was actually a complete accident. Ironic, too, considering I tripped because I was... sort of... well..."
"Lemme guess," Yari said, eyes dancing, "Daydreaming?"
"Exactly." We al laughed again.
"Cheer up, Botan. InuYasha's a bit dense, but he'll probably see how you feel about him sooner or later."
"Come on, girls, we've been here long enough. The boys are probably having trouble holing back the pervert Yari calls a boyfriend," Yari smirked.
"Oh, you won't have to worry about that much longer. When I'm done with him, he would DARE look at another woman ever again," We laughed at that, until I caught a familiar scent again. I stiffened and started to growl.
"Something wrong, Kagome?"
"Kikyou," the girls froze for a second, before we scrambled to dress again and looked around for the Damnable Bitch. (AN: ^-^)
"Do you guys see her?" Keiko asked, clutching the bow I'd given her a little tighter and reaching for an arrow. I sniffed again.
"That way!" I yelled, taking off. Sango and Yari followed. We were soon joined by the boys.
*I sent Hiei a message,* Sango explained from my side. I nodded, focused on where I was going. As we entered a clearing, A barrier was erected, cutting off everyone by me, Sango, Hiei and Kurama. I growled and pushed against the barrier mentally, But Kikyou used the part of my soul she possessed to cause a shooting pain run through my body.
As I tried to shake it off, the creaking of a bow was heard, and my head snapped up in time to see an arrow blaring with energy flying straight for my heart...
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DV- I really am evil, aren't I?
QFF- DAMN IT, DV, YOU PROMISED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DV- I promised no more interrupted kisses. I never said anything about cliffies.
QFF- Hmph!!!
DV- Actually, one of my friends read this story and gave me an interesting idea. She suggested I interrupt all kisses until the final chapters, where I'll FINALLY let them finish.
Sango- You wouldn't!!!
DV- Wouldn't I?
Kagome- Err... review and save me from the clay pot bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
raven (DV; Interesting idea... though I wasn't planning on putting Totosai in here. QFF- Does Totosai make necklaces? DV; Good question... As for Rin being too young to train... Would Sessho-maru consider ANY age to young to train? QFF; You'll have to see!!!)
angelkitty77 (DV; We do!!! QFF; Who DOESN'T like fluffiness?!)
Foxy-iNsOmNiAc (DV; Yeah, that's our guess, too. QFF; Don't worry, I'll keep her working. *draws katana* DV; EEP!!!)
ladyofthedragons1 (DV- ^-^ Don't worry. More Kur/Kag to come. QFF; Hmph! Sango took my Hiei!!!)
inuyasha92689 (DV; Thank you QFF; Why doesn't anybody compliment me?! DV; Because you don't do anything. QFF; SHUT UP!!!!!)
star's dreams (DV; You deserve it! ^-^ QFF; Yeah, anyone who can stand DV for as long as you have deserves recognition. DV; Bite me, horse-girl. And thanks for the bio on Jaken. I hadn't heard that before. QFF; This rerun thing has every Inu-fan going nuts! DV; Well, at least hey didn't try and take them off again *growls* AND new episodes this Saturday night!!! Both; YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!)
kitsunekagome23 (DV; I will QFF; She'd have to keep one eye open when she sleeps if she didn't,)
Little-neko-angel (DV; Yep!!! QFF; Mind sharing some of those plans with me?)
Fluffy sama 13 (DV; Sango met Ganko waaaaaaaay back in chapter five and six, remember? QFF; That wasn't that long ago, DV. Anywho thanks for the review.)
BaikenSeishino (DV; Glad to hear it!!! QFF; No more interrupted kisses. DV; *grumbling*
inudemoness247 (DV; Happy to hear you like it!!! QFF; Don't worry. I'll keep her in check.)
Luscious (Both; Hear, hear!!!!! DV; Thank you!!! QFF; I know she is -_-)
raven (DV o.O two reviews in one chapter... oh, well! I'm not complaining!!! Thanks for verifying!!! QFF; Yeah. DV could NEVER keep facts straight. DV; CAN IT!!!!!)
empress-of-the-shadow (DV; It's alright. I know the feeling. -_-;;; Damn computers... I still think they're conspiring against me!!! QFF- Suuuuure...)
starangel4899 (DV; hehe... thanks and you're welcome!!! Believe me, I know the feeling. QFF; We already agreed on no more interrupted kisses RIGHT DV?!?!?! DV; *grumbling again*
fallen-666-angel (DV; ^-^ glad I could make you laugh! QFF- right, so you're a neko... and I'm guessing Lee is a lion, a tiger and... I duuno!!!! *pouts*)
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DV- *groans*
Kagome- Is she okay?
QFF- Oh, yeah, fine, she just went to a party on Friday.
Inu- So?
QFF- SO they were playing shot glass checkers.
DV- WITH POP!!!!! My mom picked me up and she would have killed me if I had a sip of alcohol.
Yusuke- So?
QFF- SO drinking a lot of pop at once can do some seriously weird shit to your stomach and mind.
DV- Never ever EVER mix 7-up and orange Faygo.
Everyone from the present- ~
Everyone from the past & the demons born and raised in the Makai- O.o
Yukina- Umm... right... DreamVixen and Queenoffanfiction12 don't own us so please just continue reading the story and don't forget to give a review before you leave.
\\.........\\ Youko\Kurama talk -.........- beast talk *.........* telepathy '.........' thoughts
*************ANOTHER Kitsune and the Return of the Claypot Bitch*************
"KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Alarmed, I twirled around to see where the loud yell came from. Sadly, as I did this, I let out too much energy into the plant I was trying to control and ended up wrapped in large, thick vines.
"Kurama..." I pleaded. He chuckled and sent a wave of his own energy out at the flower, making it shrink back to a seed. "Thank you. What in the world was that?!"
"I believe it came from the direction Sango and Hiei were training in."
-You don't think he's trying to kill her, do you?- Kirara asked anxiously. Since Sango was training and Kohaku was getting lessons with the boys about the Makai, she had stuck with us, so she could play with Hogosha.
"No. Hiei can usually last for at least another hour before he makes any homicidal attempts." Then Kurama got an amused look on his face, "And under the threat of your wrath, I'd say he could last another five hours." I glared at him.
"Haha..." I'm not THAT bad when I get mad!
Am I?
Suddenly, Hogosha stiffened in alarm.
-Kagome! There's a shadow kitsune energy coming from the direction the neko and the fire apparition are in!!!- I gasped in alarm. A shadow kitsune? In the Sengoku Jidai? And if we could feel him, that could only mean one thing.
He wanted us to come.
Kurama and I took off to our friends. Hogosha and Kirara followed. I sent telepathic calls to the others, hoping they'd sense the intruder as well. But When Miroku and I got there, we found an... unexpected sight.
A weaponless Sango was throwing rocks, branches and anything else she could get her hands on at who else but Ganko, as Hiei slashed at him with his katana.
"Calm down you two, I'm not here for a fight!!!" Ganko shouted as he countered Hiei's blow with one of his own two katanas and dodged a rather large stone. "And you gotta admit you two were really getting into it, or else you would've sensed me!!!" I blinked as both Hiei and Sango turned a lovely shade of maroon. Wha...?
"If your not here for a fight, do you mind telling us what your intentions are?" Kurama, calm as always, asked. Ganko turned to us, irritation written all over his face.
"I'm here to perform my duty and serve the Royal Bloodline," My eyes widened as I caught his meaning.
"So you're here to kidnap Kagome again, are you?!" Sango snarled, reaching for another rock.
"Sango! He didn't say that!" My neko companion turned to look at me as if I had just said InuYasha was the sweetest, most polite boy in the world. (AN; ^-^;) I sighed an explained myself, "If he was here to kidnap me... again," Dirty look to Ganko, who had the decency to look guilty, "He would be serving my father, who acceded to the throne through marriage. My mother, Souta, Grampa and I are the last of the Royal Bloodline."
"That doesn't mean anything," Hiei growled, still glaring at Ganko. He seemed far more intent on hurting him than any opponent I'd seen him face in the past week (AN; If a week hasn't passed by now, let's all just pretend it has. I'm too lazy right not to go back and check, which, by the was, I did for that name thing last chapter. I also found out Sango called Hiei by his name a grand total of three times ^-^; Go figure,) and figured it must have been from that comment he made earlier about them being 'into' something. I made a mental note to beat it out of him later.
"Ganko, Are you here to kidnap me, harm my friends, or do anything to help my father whatsoever?" I asked dully, even though I already knew his answer.
"No,"
"There ya go,"
"You mean you're gonna believe him just like that?!" Sango yelled.
"Yep. His right eye twitches whenever he lies," Ganko did an anime fall at that.
"Figure you'd remember THAT!"
"Yakuso and Yari got my memories back,"
"They did, did they? I take it they're okay, then. Reikoku started breaking things when he found out and you dearly loved father puffed up like a balloon." I giggled at that thought, and the sarcasm he used when talking about my Father.
-Yes. Unlike you, they did not see the need to stay behind and give everyone grief,- Sango stared at Hogosha in surprise, before her face cleared up.
*I forgot you could hear animals, Kagome,* She said, eyeing the dragon curiously, *And what the Hell did he mean by that?* Her question was answered soon enough.
"Shut up, ya little lizard! I would've come sooner, but I had to make sure tracks were covered and big brother would take the wrong path to try and find you. Besides, there was also hiding the Queen and the old man, who by the way should learn that throwing odufas at someone is really, REALLY annoying and making sure no one in the resistance would start a panic or something. And Yari needs to learn to think before jumping into portals 500 years in the past! The airhead left her katana behind."
"I heard that you creep!" We turned to see Yari, Yakuso and all the others, including Sessho-maru and his gumi, heading towards us. Yari had a scowl on her face. "I am NOT an airhead! We just didn't have much time before afternoon roll call, and I didn't want to be caught!"
"Then why didn't you wait until after roll call, Amazon?"
"...ehh..." I shook my head. Somethings never changed...
"Ganko!" Yakuso said, enthusiastically, running over and enveloping him in a hug. "It's about time you got here!" the rest of the group looked dumbfounded, except Sessho-maru, who still had that emotionless look on his face.
"Sorry, but like I said, I had things to take care of."
-And I'm sure one of those things wasn't a prank to get back at your brother for the last few years.- Hogosha said sarcastically.
"Shut it, lizard, before I turn you into a suitcase."
WHAP!
I glared at Ganko as he rubbed his head were the rock had hit him.
"Don't threaten Hogosha!!!" I warned. The kitsune flinched and gave me a pitiful look.
"Ten years without your memories, being raised as a ningen and your STILL a stubborn little toad," He grumbled, "And I didn't think it was possible, but your aim has gotten better."
"I am and was NOT a stubborn little toad, you arrogant baka of a creep!" I retorted.
"Is someone gonna explain things to the rest of us?" Botan asked, looking between me, Ganko, Yari and Yakuso.
"Especially considering he tried to kidnap you, Kagome!" Shippo added. I sighed.
"It's okay, guys. Ganko's an annoying, obnoxious creep... not to mention a stubborn, stupid, arrogant, no good brat... but he's here to help. I knew him when I was a kid. He's Yakuso's twin brother,"
"HE'S WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"You're kidding!!!"
"When the hell where you planning on telling the rest of us?!"
"We couldn't say anything until Ganko got here. If one of the King's men overheard us, the whole thing would have been a total waste. And I don't know How Kagome figured it out."
"It wasn't that hard when I gave it some thought. Besides, Yakuso couldn't keep a secret from Ganko if her life depended on it, so I realized Ganko had to be a spy for your little rebellion," I shrugged, "But I could have been wrong. I didn't want to say anything until I got a solid confirmation." Then I turned to the annoying brat himself, "By the way, Ganko, I think you owe me and my friends an apology."
"For what?"
"For kidnapping me, hurting Hiei, Kurama and InuYasha, ticking off Sango and scaring Botan, Keiko and Yukina AND knocking out Shippo!!!"
"Oh, that," Ganko said, not sounding too concerned about what he had done. "Why should I apologize for that?" Before I could find a rock big enough to throw at him, Yakuso hit him over the head.
"GANKO!!!"
"What?!"
"Kagome's right! You'd better apologize right now, or else!!!"
"Or else...?" He looked at me, Yakuso and Yari as we narrowed our eyes at him.
"Unless you can run really, REALLY fast, I suggest you listen to them," Yusuke said, bemused. Ganko gulped.
"Fine! Sorry."
"There," I said, brightly, "That wasn't so hard now, was it?"
"No, but looking at your face is,"
WHAP!!!
"OW!!!" Ganko rubbed his new bump, giving me a sulky glare. "Do you have to do that every time I insult you?"
"Would you rather have a rosary?" I asked, innocently. InuYasha started making furious hand signals at him to say no. Ganko blinked at him, then turned to Yakuso.
"Sorry, big brother, you brought this upon yourself." Yakuso smiled and shook her head at his pleading look. "Besides, I've got a promise to fulfill with right now, so I can't baby sit you and keep Kagome from hitting you. If you want it to stop, you'd better start biting your tongue," Ganko gaped at her in surprise.
"Who are you and what did you do with my timid, baby sister who never EVER spoke like that in public?" Yakuso hit his shoulder.
"I haven't changed!" She insisted. Yari snorted and Ganko rolled his eyes as I smiled.
"Really? The Yakuso that left for the past would never be so straight forward with me in public."
"Or hit anyone of her life depended on it," Yari added.
"Or take that bet at the hot springs,"
"Bet?" Now Ganko was really interested.
"Let's get back to our tasks at hand," Yakuso said hastily, "Come on, Ganko. You're coming with me to help teach the kits. I can't have you causing anymore trouble." I shook my head and grinned as Ganko protested his need for someone to keep him out of trouble.
"Actually, I was planning on another trip to the hot springs," I said, turning to the girls, "Anyone else wanna come?"
"I do!!!" Yari said, face glowing.
"Me too!" Keiko said.
"And me!" Botan
"I want to go, too." Sango said throwing Ganko a dirty look, "I got really dirty in that fight against HIM."
"I'd like to go," Yukina added, shyly.
"I've got to teach the boys a little more," Yakuso said, "Go on without me, I'll just take a bath tomorrow morning." (AN; Okay, I know this is gonna make me sound like a clean freak, but I can't STAND going a day between baths. I absolutely HAVE to have a bath every single day at least once a day, or else I feel dirty.)
"I'll go!" Miroku said, happily.
WHAM!
WHACK!
BOOM!
BAM!
SMACK!
We all glared at the beaten monk.
"You did as 'who wanted to go." Miroku whined. InuYasha drilled his foot into the hentai's back.
"Watch him for us?" I pleaded with the boys. The nodded and we left for one of our few salvations. Bath time!!!
"Mmmm..." I moan as I slipped into the water. "I could stay here all day."
"And leave Kurama?" Yari teased, making me blush lightly.
"OR maybe she'd like him here, too..." Botan said coyly, turning my face completely red and making the other girls laugh.
"Jeeze, Botan, you're almost as bad as Miroku,"
"No one's THAT much of a perv," Sango said, smirking as she used the soap. That's when I caught something in her scent.
"Sango?"
"Hm?"
"Why do you smell like Hiei?"
"I've been training around him all day. You should know that better than anyone."
"I DO know that. But training doesn't explain why his scents around you mouth." The soap fell into the water with a soft 'plop!' almost unheard under the excited scream that followed my observation.
"You didn't!"
"You mean he-?!"
"He-! And you-! You guys-!"
"Tell anyone and I'll take your arms off!!!" Sango hissed, crimson. All girls squealed again.
"AWWW!!!!"
"KAWAII!!!!"
"Start talking!!!!"
"Yeah, every detail!!!!" Sango face when a red almost unimaginable.
"Come on, girls, its not that important. We can find something more interesting to talk about..." She said hastily.
"Yes it is!!!" Yari said.
"And no we can't!!!" Botan added. I decided to side with poor Sango before her face turned that color permanently.
"Come on, lay off. I don't see you two talking about your love lives," I scolded them.
"You wanna play by play?" Yari asked with a wolf like grin. The rest of us groaned and started splashing her, which lead to a water fight.
"Anyways, there's nothing for me to talk about because MY love life is practically non existent," Botan said, glumly.
"Give InuYasha a break. He's never been good at expressing his feelings. You've just gotta give him a push in the right direction," I said in my 'big brother's' defense.
"It helps if you're pushing him with a mallet about half your size," Sango added. We laughed at the mental image of a mallet wielding Botan smacking around everyone's favorite inu hanyou.
"Soooo, Kagome...." Yari said with The Grin on her face. "Exactly how many times have you and Kurama kissed. I felt myself begin to flush and turned away to hide it.
"We've been talking about the boys for a while now. How 'bout we change the subject..."
"Nope,"
"Sorry, Princess,"
"I had to suffer. Now it's YOU'RE turn!"
"Come on, Kagome, spill!!!" I suddenly got an idea.
"Only if you guys give us a full description of the first time you kissed whatever boy you've paired off with." I said. The other girls groaned.
"Fine," Botan said, blushing slightly, "You start, Keiko,"
"What?! Why me?"
"You're the only human here." Keiko gave Botan a glared before sighing and starting the story about the kiss that literally brought Yusuke back to life. I shook my head. Cute, but definitely not the circumstances I'd want MY first kiss under...
"Now it's your turn, Yari," Keiko said, turning to the fighter. Said vixen sighed.
"Alright. First time Miroku kissed me was the night after Kagome killed the freak in the monkey fur. He was outside and awake while the rest of you where with the miko. We talked for a while, then the talking turned to flirting, then the flirting turned to petting and the petting turned to a make-out session." We stared at her with gaping mouths. "What? We didn't go much further." Botan started to laugh.
"Define 'petting' and 'much further,'" She said with a cat-like look.
"None of your business and the clothes stayed on," We laughed as Yari stuck her nose in the air.
"Never mind that. Now let's hear Sango,"
"WHAT?! Why me?!?!?!"
"Because I'm not sure if Botan or Yukina have even gotten their first kisses yet and between Hiei and Kurama, I'm much more curious about Hiei's kissing. No offence, Kagome,"
"None taken." Sango glared at her, and gave us the story. (AN; If you're really that, curious, go back and read it. I'm too lazy to type it all up again.) When she finished, Botan and Keiko were cracking up.
"That's so like Hiei!!!"
"Charming as ever..." Sango flushed crimson and looked down at the water. Then her eyes snapped back up.
"Alright, Kagome, your turn." I blushed and told them about the run, the slip, the fall and the kiss. I even told them about Kouga.
"Arrrg!!! That stupid wolf!!! Talk about ruining the moment!!!!!"
"I know!"
"You should've let Kurama kill the possessive creep!!!"
"Let's go back to the stories, shall we?" I turned back to the two that had yet to tell their tales. "Let's see... Yukina!" the ice apparition froze and her cheeks tinted pink.
"W-well... Last night. Under the Goshinboku. I kissed Kazuma-kun good night," (AN; Kissing Kuwabara... . Ah, well, he may be stupid, ugly and annoying, but he's still an okay guy... I guess,) We stared at her in shock for a second before we started giggling again. "Your turn, Botan," The blue haired rei guide started tapping her fingers together.
"We-ell... It's really starting to get late and the boys are probably worried by now..."
"BOTAN!!!" We all yelled in union. She huffed and sank lower into the water.
"About three days ago, when I started my training. I tripped in a tree root and landed on him." Botan turned pink, "It was actually a complete accident. Ironic, too, considering I tripped because I was... sort of... well..."
"Lemme guess," Yari said, eyes dancing, "Daydreaming?"
"Exactly." We al laughed again.
"Cheer up, Botan. InuYasha's a bit dense, but he'll probably see how you feel about him sooner or later."
"Come on, girls, we've been here long enough. The boys are probably having trouble holing back the pervert Yari calls a boyfriend," Yari smirked.
"Oh, you won't have to worry about that much longer. When I'm done with him, he would DARE look at another woman ever again," We laughed at that, until I caught a familiar scent again. I stiffened and started to growl.
"Something wrong, Kagome?"
"Kikyou," the girls froze for a second, before we scrambled to dress again and looked around for the Damnable Bitch. (AN: ^-^)
"Do you guys see her?" Keiko asked, clutching the bow I'd given her a little tighter and reaching for an arrow. I sniffed again.
"That way!" I yelled, taking off. Sango and Yari followed. We were soon joined by the boys.
*I sent Hiei a message,* Sango explained from my side. I nodded, focused on where I was going. As we entered a clearing, A barrier was erected, cutting off everyone by me, Sango, Hiei and Kurama. I growled and pushed against the barrier mentally, But Kikyou used the part of my soul she possessed to cause a shooting pain run through my body.
As I tried to shake it off, the creaking of a bow was heard, and my head snapped up in time to see an arrow blaring with energy flying straight for my heart...
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DV- I really am evil, aren't I?
QFF- DAMN IT, DV, YOU PROMISED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DV- I promised no more interrupted kisses. I never said anything about cliffies.
QFF- Hmph!!!
DV- Actually, one of my friends read this story and gave me an interesting idea. She suggested I interrupt all kisses until the final chapters, where I'll FINALLY let them finish.
Sango- You wouldn't!!!
DV- Wouldn't I?
Kagome- Err... review and save me from the clay pot bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!