Kitsunehime: Fruits Basket Rocks!!! So doesn't Pet Shop of Horrors!!! XD

Sakuya: What are you talking about?!

Kitsunehime: Fruits Basket!!! Pet Shop of Horrors!!! XD

Inuyasha: Those are really stupid names . . .

Kitsunehime: So? *looms up in his face* Shigure and Ayame rock! And Count D is cool too!

Inuyasha: Ok, ok! *backing away*

Sango: *watching furuba* *makes face* Ugh . . . Shigure's just like Miroku . . .

Miroku: Huh?

Kitsunehime: But he's so much funnier!! Yosh! XD

Everyone: 0.o *sweatdrop*







To Rule the Darkness

ch. 32: Hug the Life Outta Him!



After the lecture, Inutaishou calmed down and took a long haul out of his wineglass.

Rather cautiously, Sesshoumaru asked, "Where's Rin?"

"In the Dog Forest helping Fahleing build a new Keep," Inuyasha answered.

Sesshoumaru looked crestfallen for a moment. "I see. Has anything . . . interesting happened since I left?"

"You missed out on a lot," Inuyasha stated. "Rin rules Ebon Askavi now, I'm the Warlord Prince of Ebon Rih, Fahleing's been sworn in as the official Priestess of the Dog Forest, and Koryu's now the Warlord Prince of Dea al Mon."

"And that's not it either," Inutaishou said rather gleefully. "Inuyasha and Kagome got married last autumn."

Sesshoumaru nearly fell out of his chair. "What?!"

"Inuyasha and Kagome got married last autumn," Inutaishou repeated.

"Shut up already," Inuyasha growled, blushing. "Sango and Miroku got engaged last week."

" . . . Are there any more couplings I should be informed of?"

"Lessee . . . Koryu and Fahleing are getting along quite well . . . and . . . let's not forget . . . dear old Otosan and Sakuya," Inuyasha finished with a grin.

"HELL NO!!!" Inutaishou thundered.


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Rin dusted her hands off with a sigh. "And we're done," she said happily, surveying their handiwork. "So, how do you like it, Fahleing? After all, it's going to be your new Keep."

"It's perfect."

"It is quite nice," Koryu said, popping out of nowhere. "Congratulations."

Fahleing jumped. "What rock did you crawl out from?!" while Rin laughed.

Koryu pretended to look affronted. "I simply drop by, and that's the greeting I get? I'm not appreciated . . . "

"Damn straight you aren't," Fahleing muttered, but gave him a quick hug nonetheless.

"So, what brought you here?" Rin asked.

A hint of a smile played around his lips. "Guess." Rin just glared at him. "Sesshoumaru's back at the Hall."

Rin was gone in a heartbeat.

Fahleing blinked in confusion. Koryu shrugged.

"I expect they'd enjoy being by themselves back at the Hall," he said genially. "Well, aren't you going to offer me a room? After all, I am a guest that's going to stay for a while."

Fahleing just glared at him.


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"How about this one?" Kagome asked, holding out a cream-colored silk kimono crusted with red and pink peonies.

"I think it's a bit too gaudy," Sango answered, riffling through the bolts of fabric. She and Kagome were at the nearby seamstress' shop, choosing her wedding ensemble.

Kagome shrugged and continued to look through the rack. "Eek, I can't believe you two are actually getting married!"

"You've been saying that for the past week," Sango pointed out.

"That's because it's great news!" Kagome replied happily. "How about his one?"

They went on in this vein for a while longer, until they heard the seamstress protesting at something.

"Sir! You can't come in while the bride is choosing her kimono! You'll see it on the wedding day!"

"But it's urgent!" they heard Miroku whine.

"It's all right," Sango told the seamstress, putting the cloth and pattern she liked on the table so she knew what she wanted, along with the money for each. "Miroku, what's the fuss about?"

Miroku grinned when he saw her and kissed her cheek. "Sesshoumaru just got back. Inuyasha told me."

"About time!" Kagome said, arriving at the door just in time to hear.

"Who's going to go get Rin?" Sango asked.

"Koryu already left."

"So that also takes care of Fahleing," Kagome mused. "What about Youko and Miyu?"

"Koryu's going there next. Ready to go now, ladies?"

"One moment," Sango said, running back in quickly to thank the seamstress.

When they arrived back at the Hall, Rin was already there and she was hugging the life out of Sesshoumaru.

"What took you so long, you . . . you . . . you stupid monkey!" she shouted, pounding on his chest. He tried to calm her down, but to no avail.

Inuyasha was sitting on the stairs, laughing his ass off, along with Shippou, Souta, and Kohaku. Kagome went over to join them.

"What' so funny?"

"S-Sesshoumaru's face," Inuyasha choked out. "H-he looks like he's suffocating." And indeed it was true. Sesshoumaru was turning a highly fascinating shade of purple-blue.

"Things are going to be more hectic around here for a while," Sakuya muttered as Rin continued to alternatively harangue and kiss Sesshoumaru.

"Everyone out," Inutaishou commanded, smirking. "Let's give them their privacy."

"I wonder how long it will take until Rin notices Sesshoumaru's half dead?" Shippou pondered.







Sorry, short chapter!

Ja!