Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha....*sigh* yeah... so what else is new...

Choice Winner: ~ Miroku does something lecherous before Inu Yasha could say anything whih switches the conversation. Yay Miroku! You perverted hentai you...

Inu Yasha opened his mouth to speak and Rici scrunched her face up ready for embarassment but then something not so pleasant occured. Rici was still closing her eyes, ready to hear Inu Yasha's embarassing words when she felt something brush on her behind. She opened her eyes to see the man dubbed as 'the lecherous monk' touching her in an inapropriate way.

"What the- OI! Hentai!"

*slap*

"Hey ouch! Waddya do that for?"

"Monk I'm 15. You have to be what... well... never mind. The point is don't touch me or there will be a lot more hurt!" she spat out at the dazed monk. He just sat there like a normal person who didn't hear a word that she said.

"Welcome to our world." Kagome muttered meaning Sango and herself. Shippou was asleep on Kagome's lap but he giggled all the same.

"Hellooooooooooo...?! You in there Miroku? Or do you have a hearing problem or something?! I said LISTEN!" Rici shouted as she hit him in the back of the head. '...oh my Kami he should have a concussion by now! ...how many times has he been hit?' she thought in disbelief.

"Don't hit him any harder... he'll just loose more brain cells that way. Then he'll just forget he ever touched you and do it again." Sango muttered clearly annoyed with Miroku's behavior.

"Yep ladies, then you will have more of me then you would want to have." Miroku said as he put his arm on Rici's shoulder. '...kami is he drunk or something?' she thought and she was about to hit him when she remembered what Sango said and put her claws down. She didn't want to admit it, but he was sort of cute when he wasn't a pervert. So she smirked as a plan formed in her head. '... heehee... maybe if I can freak him out a bit he'll stay way... like fight fire with fire...' she thought and put her arm around Miroku's back. Instantly everyone stopped conversing and (in Inu Yasha's case) eatting ramen to stare at her. A lump formed in her throat from the glances of disbelief she was getting. '...oh Kami I'll bet I just made it worse for me...' she thought and began to take her arm away slowly. Miroku didn't do anything...at first. '..oh wow... is she trying to hit on me or something?' he thought and squeezed harder on her shoulders. Rici froze. '...oh lemme go please Kami let him leggo...' was all she could think of and her cousin interupted the awkward silence that had been there for what seemed like hours.

"Um... I need to take a bath... there's hot springs over about a quarter mile. Anyone wanna come with?"

"Me!" Miroku said and stood bolt upright.

"Other than the guys...?" *hint hint* No pervs. Kagome stood up and set Shippou in a blanket and was ready to go when Rici being the dumbass she usually is, said the only thing she shouldn't have.

"Nah, I'm okay I just took a bath before I came here! You guys can though." she said and smiled. Miroku sat back down and Sango rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Well then come and hang with us." she said gritting her teeth. Yet again, being a blonde in disguise, (a/n: I'm not making fun of smart blondes... I couldn't think of any other words to describe it! No flames please!) she replied with no. Sango shook head head in disbelief that her cousin was being such an idiot. Inu Yasha was just slumped up against the tree enjoying the comidy he called The Dayly Life with Miroku the Monk. He smirked and comtinued to watch the little fiasco waiting to happen.

"Don't worry nothing will happen to her while I'm around." Inu Yasha said eyeing Miroku with a deadly stare. The girls thought that this was best then with Inu Yasha on guard, so they walked away still watching Miroku. Gullable defensless Rici. She may have been trained to fight demons but she sure as hell was never trained to fight off perverts. As soon as she was gone she undid the pack on her back and took out a long fluffy blanket. Then she got out a dumpling her adoptive mother had packed and was about to hop up a tree when she felt something hold her leg.

"Where are you going? Don't you wanna hang down here? It's warmer near the fire." Miroku said in a caring voice. '...aww... he's so adorable...' she thought and sat back down next to him...not to close mind you. She draped the blanket over her legs and opened her pack again. She took out two more dumplings and stood up she walked over to Inu Yasha and leaned over.

"Wanna dumpling?" She asked kindly. When Inu Yasha took hold of the pastry Rici leaned forward and whispered in his ear. "You'd better not fucking tell ANYONE what three marks mean Inu Yasha. I will have your head." she said in a deadly threatening voice. Then she leaned back so that he could see her face. It was pail with shock and his eyes were wide. She grinned and patted his head. Then she took her place next to Miroku and started laughing her head off. Inu Yasha was not amused. Then Rici sat up and looked Inu Yasha straight in the face.

"I was only kidding! Kami you are one gullable hanyou!" she said and calmed herself. "Ahem... no if you will excuse me... I think I will join Kagome and Sango. See you boys later!" She said and hopped away with her backback. '.. boys?!' Miroku thought and stood up. Inu Yasha sighed and growled. Instantly Miroku sat back down.

"Good boy." Inu Yasha said smirking and settled back down where he was sitting. Miroku crossed his arms in displeasure, but sat still all the same.

****At the Hot Springs****

Sango and Kagome were having a nice little conversation when out of nowhere a huge splash was heard. Then out of the water popped the head of Sango's cousin.

"Sorry I'm late guys... I had to talk with Inu Yasha. I wasn't being stupid and Miroku didn't try anything. So waddid I miss?" she said innocently. (a/n: OOOoooh... so she wasn't being dumb... my bad!)

"No nothing. Just talking about boys and everything." Kagome sighed and put some shampoo in her hair.

"Oh yeah... WHAT THE HELL DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?! Putting your arm around Miroku... he probably thinks you like him!" Sango yelled nearly hitting herself. Sound travels far when there's no one near to stop it.

"Ahh shut up. It was just a stupid brain fart okay? I was trying to see what he would do! Get of my case already." Rici said and went by the shore to pick some herbal soaps out of her pack.

"Yeah whatever-"

"Shhh! Quiet! Do you guys hear something?" Kagome whispered and ducked underwater accept for her eyes and ears. The two cousins did the same and looked around. '...wow...I'm surprised I didn't hear that before Kagome... my ears shoulda picked that up before her...' Rici thought and swam closer to the sound.

NOW CHOOSE:

~ They hear Sesshomaru, Jaken and Rin but Sesshoumaru, Jaken and Rin don't see them

~ They hear Sesshomaru, Jaken and Rin and they see eachother

~ They hear Sesshomaru and Jaken talking about Rin and some sort of ransom... oooo....

~ They hear someone struggling and screaming... could it be ...Rin? dun dun dunnnnnnn

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Now... tis time to vote. Hmm... interesting choice huh? Sounds like the next chapter might have to do with Sesshomaru, Jaken and Rin? Well wouldn't that be the darndest thing... Sorry for the shorty chapter!