Shayril: Hi, guys! I know this chapter is kind of late. I had planned on
updating during the weekend, but I was temporarily without access to a
computer with an internet connection. So it wasn't my fault!
Inuyasha: Feh! You were probably off with some guy you just met.
Shayril: (Glares at the hanyou) I'll have you know there is only one guy
that I would be off with and he had to work all weekend. And I've known him
for over two years.
Inuyasha: He's probably as big a freak as you!
Shayril: (In a dangerous voice) Watch it, dog-boy! For the duration of this
fic, the sequel, and any other Inuyasha fanfic I write you are at my and I
can't make sure that very unpleasant things happen to you.
Inuyasha: I can take anything you dish out.
Shayril: Don't mess with me, dog-boy! I've got Navi, Kalika, and Dragonwing
chained to chairs watching Barney and Teletubbies over and over because
they got on my bad side. I'm in an unhappy mood right now and I only got
one review for the last chapter which didn't do much to cheer me up.
Inuyasha: (Holds hands up in surrender) Okay, okay. I'll be good. Just
please don't make me watch Barney and Teletubbies. (Shudders) That's just
too cruel.
Shayril: (Satisfied) Good boy. Okay, everybody, on to the story.
Chapter Thirteen - Deal With the Devil
"That was very mature of you, Inuyasha?"
The hanyou turned to find Miroku looking at him. "What part of alone don't you understand?!" He growled.
"My friend, I fear Sango far more than I ever feared you. Therefore, when she volunteers me to be the spy, I spy."
Inuyasha sighed. "You're lucky I'm not in the mood to flatten you, bouzu."
"Do you actually think you'll be able to let her go?"
"Yeah, sure. It'll be easy. In about a thousand years."
The houshi gave him a confused look. "A thousand? I figured it'd be half that."
He shook his head. "Uh uh. That's five hundred years, making it her time. See I figure I'll almost be over her five hundred years from now because this is when I met her. But then, I'll go see her and make sure she's happy and it'll bring everything back. Which will take another five hundred years to get over. Of course, I'm probably lying to myself and I'll end up hunting down Yue to wallow in misery with him since he'll still be grieving over her because he's immortal and she isn't."
"You've got it all planned out, apparently. But what happens when some other girl comes along and you fall in love again?"
"It ain't gonna happen. If I hadn't been a baka, I could have easily gotten over Kikyo, but Kagome's the kinda girl you don't get over. She's too perfect."
Miroku rolled his eyes. "You're being too pessimistic."
Inuyasha looked up at the sky. "Nope. I'm being truthful. I love her that much. Now, I'm gonna go kill something 'cause I'm sick of being mature. See ya, bouzu."
The houshi watched as he bounded out into the forest and sighed. He felt sorry for his friend. It looked as if he was doomed never to find true love. Well, better go report to Sango before she comes looking for me. He winced at the thought.
* * *
Yue spun and dipped and flew circles in the air. There was nothing that could dampen his good mood. No matter what happened it would still be a perfect day. He was in love with a woman who, by some miracle, loved him back. As long as Kagome was with him and loved him, he could handle anything Clow Reed made him do. He was so caught up in his daydreams of him and Kagome that he didn't sense the wall of energy until he almost flew into it. He stopped short and hovered in the air so that he could examine the wall. Without the help of his magic sight there would be nothing to see. It extended for a couple hundred feet. Whatever was behind it was kept invisible, even to his magic sight, but he had a pretty good idea what the wall hid. Fixing the location in his mind, he spun around and headed back to the castle. Kagome would be glad to hear the news.
* * *
Kagome lingered in the halls as she made her way back to her room. Now that she had told the past Yue she would tell the Yue from her time. She was nervous, though because she couldn't tell him the same way she told the younger one. He wasn't the same person he was then. Truth be told, she was afraid he didn't love her in return. It was quite possible that he had fallen out of love with her between the time he was the young Yue and now. The idea scared her more than she wanted to admit.
* * *
He was going stir crazy. It was after lunch and he hadn't see Kagome since she ran out of the room that morning. He wanted to see her. He needed to see her. They had to talk about what he heard or actually, what he remembered. He was remembering what she did with his past self. Not only that, but he was remembering things that had yet to happen between them. On the good side, he now knew how she felt. He didn't have to worry that she didn't return his feelings. He just wished she would get here so that he could tell her about those feelings.
* * *
He laid in wait in the shadows of the clearing where his dragon had met its end. He wanted to see her true power. The only way to do that was to make her angry enough to awaken it. To make her that angry he would have to kill the person dearest to her. Since the one she traveled with was still holed up in the castle he would kill his past self, thereby killing him. At that moment, he flew overhead. He waited until the guardian was directly above him before shooting a long, miasma covered tentacle at him. He was caught completely by surprise when the evil hanyou's tentacle speared him in the center of his chest. The hanyou was quick to cast a spell over the guardian. It would preserve his life until the miko could get to him and he could die in her arms, making her sorrow and anger all the greater. His evil laugh hung in the air as he vanished.
* * *
Kagome finally found the courage to face the older Yue. The closer she got to their room, the faster she walked. She wanted him to know and she was feeling guilty for leaving him alone for most of the day. He was probably bored out of his skull. The least she could have done was leave him some books to read. When she reached the door to their room, her confidence faltered a bit.
His eyes opened immediately the moment he heard the door open. His breath caught at the sight of her. She was a vision in that white dress. She paused at the door a moment before slowly crossing over to the bed. Not a sound was uttered as she took care of his injuries. This time, however, he sensed it was out of nervousness, not anger. She didn't look at him until after she finished.
"You'll be able to get out of bed by morning," Kagome told him. "But I want you to take it easy. Don't push yourself. After more than a week in bed you'll be weak as a kitten."
"Well, it is a good thing I have you to take care of me," he said softly.
Her eyes looked at him imploringly. "Do you want me to? I know how much you dislike me."
"I don't dislike you," Yue protested. "I told you that this morning. In fact."
Once again he was cut off before he could tell her. A stabbing pain filled his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. He couldn't contain the cry of pain. He could feel Kagome's hands checking him over for the source, but there was nothing. Then, he saw the color drain from her face.
"Yue! They're going after Yue-koishii to destroy you."
His mind registered the fact that she addressed his younger self as a different person. Vaguely, he wondered if she only loved his past self and not him. Her next words made him forget that for a moment.
"Yue-san, I'm going to him. You had better hold on. I won't lose you."
Kagome dashed out the door, her legs pumping as hard as they could. She didn't notice any of her friends as she passed them. Her mind was focused on one thing, one person.
* * *
He crashed through branches as he plummeted to the ground. As he crashed to the forest floor, he heard the breaking of his wing, but the pain in his chest was so intense he didn't feel anything else. His breathing was shallow and his vision was blurred around the edges. He knew there was no way he would survive this. Images of Kagome flashed in his mind. Kami, I can't die yet. Not before she and I even got a chance to be together.
Magic or something must have been at play, because Kagome made it to the young Yue in record time. To her great relief, he was alive. After a moment she noticed the spell on him. It was child's play to find the nature of the spell. It was meant to keep Yue alive and it was about to expire. No doubt it was only meant to keep him alive just long enough for her to arrive. She quickly replaced the spell with her own and then cast a levitation spell on him.
* * *
On her way through the castle courtyard she snatched Sango and Sakura by their sleeves and dragged them through the castle to the young Yue's rooms. Slamming the door behind them she lowered Yue to the bed after removing his over robe. She worked furiously to stem the bleeding, the other two were mainly there to fetch and carry. It took hours for her to slow the blood flow enough for her to leave it unattended while she began the healing spell. At one point the spell almost went to shambles when Clow Reed burst through the door. The miko quickly put a hold on the spell.
"Get him out of here," she hissed at Sango.
"I have a right to be here, child," Clow Reed said primly.
"I don't want you near my koishii, either of them. And don't call me child." Her voice suddenly took an ageless quality. "I've seen things you can't imagine, defeated evils you only see in nightmares. And you could've caused my koishii's death with your carelessness. Leave!"
She pointedly turned back to Yue, paying no more mind as Sango shuffled the sorcerer out of the room. It was near midnight by the time Kagome could rest. She slumped into a chair beside the bed, clutching Yue's hand. After a few minutes she realized that the future Yue was probably wondering what was going on.
Yue-san, she sent. Are you awake?
Hai. What is going on? What happened? Came his reply.
Naraku attacked your younger self! I managed to save him though. Naraku will rue the day he thought he could take you from me! Her tone was vehement. No one hurts the ones I love.
Yue asked tentatively, Love?
Kagome realized then that she hadn't told him yet. Hai. I love you. Both of you.
What about Inuyasha?
What about him? I was in love with him once, but he's just a friend now.
The guardian sighed in relief. I am glad, koishii. I love you.
Warmth flooded into him from her. I have to stay with your past self, love. The spell requires that I remain by his side for two days. I'm sending Sakura-chan for some of my things. Good night, my angel.
Sleep well, dearest.
She broke contact with him to find her two friends staring at her. "Sakura-chan, could you get some of my things from my room please?"
"Of course, Kagome-chan. What do you need?"
"A new nightgown, clothes for tomorrow, and my brush. Yue-koishii knows you're coming."
The girl had expected Sango to leave with Sakura but her friend merely looked at her oddly.
"Kagome-chan, why did you act like that towards Clow-sama?"
"Don't call him that! He doesn't deserve it. It's not as if he's nobility."
Sango knew better than to say anything. "Why are you so angry with him?"
"I'm not angry with him," Kagome said. "I'm pissed off at him and I don't like him."
The other girl looked baffled. "Why? What has he done to you?"
"He did nothing to me. Beyond that I won't tell you what he did. It's not my place."
"What did he do to Yue-san, then?"
"I didn't say." she started.
"You didn't have to," Sango interrupted. "Since he's done nothing to any of us and considering how much you love Yue-san it's logical to assume that it has something to do with him."
Kagome's eyes narrowed. "Well, in spite of that, it's still not my place to tell you."
"Very well. I respect that. Just tell me one thing. Is it a good reason to dislike Clow-san?"
"It's the reason Yue closed himself off from the world."
The taijiya nodded in acceptance before bidding her good night and leaving her.
* * *
When his violet eyes opened, the first thing he saw was her face. A face he wanted to wake up to every morning. He smiled at her, grateful for the miracle that kept his wound from killing him.
"Hello, dearest," he said hoarsely. "I hope I didn't worry you too much."
She leaned forward. "Not at all. That baka Naraku made an error on his part by giving me time to heal you. An error I'm glad for."
He brought her hand up to kiss it. "So am I, love."
Just then the door opened and the last person in the world he wanted to see walked in. There was a friendly smile on his face as he crossed over to stand beside the bed. Kagome openly glared at him.
"I told you to stay out of this room!" She growled.
"He is my guardian," Clow Reed said calmly. "I have a right to come see him if I want."
"He won't be for long. You're supposed to die within the next couple months."
She could tell he was shaken when he next spoke. "Be that as it may, he is still my guardian. I trust he will be able to perform his duties by tomorrow. I have needs to be met."
Kagome's face was a mask of rage. "He can't! His wound is still too great for him to leave his bed."
Clow lifted his shoulders in a small shrug. "So I'll come to him."
She leapt to her feet and advanced towards the sorcerer despite Yue's attempts to stop her.
"You disgusting, insensitive, unsympathetic piece of youkai dung." She held her crossed fingers up in his face. "You are this close to being as low as Naraku. Do you delight in causing him pain?"
He shrugged once more. "Pain can be controlled and my needs must be met. I refuse to go find a whore."
Without even thinking, she said, "Then I'll do it."
"What?" The two men said at same time.
Kagome's eyes were flashing. "You heard me. I will take over Yue's duties until he is healed. Then, we're leaving."
"Kagome, don't! I can service him," the guardian said.
"No, you can't. Nor will you do so ever again. I won't stand for it any longer!"
Clow Reed had a glint in his eye. "You would come to my bed? Willingly? To keep me away from him?"
"Yes!"
"Very well. Come to my chambers tomorrow night."
Without another word he left the room. Kagome turned to Yue.
"Don't say anything. I will not let you be hurt by him anymore."
"Koishii, please don't do this. I understand why and I love you all the more for trying to protect me but you have no idea what he's like."
She leaned over and gave him a kiss. "I don't care. I'll do anything for you."
He stared at the door as it closed behind her. He cursed profoundly. It was just his luck that he couldn't do anything to stop her. Well, maybe one of him couldn't anyway.
* * *
He flexed his arm experimentally. There was no pain or stiffness, which wasn't surprising considering the fact that she had healed him without even leaving a scar.
Yue-oniichan, came his younger self's sending. I need to tell you something.
Shayril: Sooooo, what'd you think? Inuyasha: Clow is just way too corrupt. Shayril: (Grimaces) I know. I really hate writing him like this, but that's the way the story flows. I'm gonna have to write another one with him as the nice guy that he his just to balance it out and sooth my conscience. Inuyasha: (Snorts) Don't you have enough fics planned. Why don't you do those before thinking another up? Shayril: (Blinks) Wow. You actually said something sensible without me making you. I never expected that to happen. Inuyasha: Hey! I can be sensible. I was being sensible when I sent Kagome back through the well after that one fight with Sesshoumaru. Shayril: Okay, so you have your moments. As thrilling as this conversation is, it's time to go, so... ummmm.. Bye, guys. Don't forget to review.
Chapter Thirteen - Deal With the Devil
"That was very mature of you, Inuyasha?"
The hanyou turned to find Miroku looking at him. "What part of alone don't you understand?!" He growled.
"My friend, I fear Sango far more than I ever feared you. Therefore, when she volunteers me to be the spy, I spy."
Inuyasha sighed. "You're lucky I'm not in the mood to flatten you, bouzu."
"Do you actually think you'll be able to let her go?"
"Yeah, sure. It'll be easy. In about a thousand years."
The houshi gave him a confused look. "A thousand? I figured it'd be half that."
He shook his head. "Uh uh. That's five hundred years, making it her time. See I figure I'll almost be over her five hundred years from now because this is when I met her. But then, I'll go see her and make sure she's happy and it'll bring everything back. Which will take another five hundred years to get over. Of course, I'm probably lying to myself and I'll end up hunting down Yue to wallow in misery with him since he'll still be grieving over her because he's immortal and she isn't."
"You've got it all planned out, apparently. But what happens when some other girl comes along and you fall in love again?"
"It ain't gonna happen. If I hadn't been a baka, I could have easily gotten over Kikyo, but Kagome's the kinda girl you don't get over. She's too perfect."
Miroku rolled his eyes. "You're being too pessimistic."
Inuyasha looked up at the sky. "Nope. I'm being truthful. I love her that much. Now, I'm gonna go kill something 'cause I'm sick of being mature. See ya, bouzu."
The houshi watched as he bounded out into the forest and sighed. He felt sorry for his friend. It looked as if he was doomed never to find true love. Well, better go report to Sango before she comes looking for me. He winced at the thought.
* * *
Yue spun and dipped and flew circles in the air. There was nothing that could dampen his good mood. No matter what happened it would still be a perfect day. He was in love with a woman who, by some miracle, loved him back. As long as Kagome was with him and loved him, he could handle anything Clow Reed made him do. He was so caught up in his daydreams of him and Kagome that he didn't sense the wall of energy until he almost flew into it. He stopped short and hovered in the air so that he could examine the wall. Without the help of his magic sight there would be nothing to see. It extended for a couple hundred feet. Whatever was behind it was kept invisible, even to his magic sight, but he had a pretty good idea what the wall hid. Fixing the location in his mind, he spun around and headed back to the castle. Kagome would be glad to hear the news.
* * *
Kagome lingered in the halls as she made her way back to her room. Now that she had told the past Yue she would tell the Yue from her time. She was nervous, though because she couldn't tell him the same way she told the younger one. He wasn't the same person he was then. Truth be told, she was afraid he didn't love her in return. It was quite possible that he had fallen out of love with her between the time he was the young Yue and now. The idea scared her more than she wanted to admit.
* * *
He was going stir crazy. It was after lunch and he hadn't see Kagome since she ran out of the room that morning. He wanted to see her. He needed to see her. They had to talk about what he heard or actually, what he remembered. He was remembering what she did with his past self. Not only that, but he was remembering things that had yet to happen between them. On the good side, he now knew how she felt. He didn't have to worry that she didn't return his feelings. He just wished she would get here so that he could tell her about those feelings.
* * *
He laid in wait in the shadows of the clearing where his dragon had met its end. He wanted to see her true power. The only way to do that was to make her angry enough to awaken it. To make her that angry he would have to kill the person dearest to her. Since the one she traveled with was still holed up in the castle he would kill his past self, thereby killing him. At that moment, he flew overhead. He waited until the guardian was directly above him before shooting a long, miasma covered tentacle at him. He was caught completely by surprise when the evil hanyou's tentacle speared him in the center of his chest. The hanyou was quick to cast a spell over the guardian. It would preserve his life until the miko could get to him and he could die in her arms, making her sorrow and anger all the greater. His evil laugh hung in the air as he vanished.
* * *
Kagome finally found the courage to face the older Yue. The closer she got to their room, the faster she walked. She wanted him to know and she was feeling guilty for leaving him alone for most of the day. He was probably bored out of his skull. The least she could have done was leave him some books to read. When she reached the door to their room, her confidence faltered a bit.
His eyes opened immediately the moment he heard the door open. His breath caught at the sight of her. She was a vision in that white dress. She paused at the door a moment before slowly crossing over to the bed. Not a sound was uttered as she took care of his injuries. This time, however, he sensed it was out of nervousness, not anger. She didn't look at him until after she finished.
"You'll be able to get out of bed by morning," Kagome told him. "But I want you to take it easy. Don't push yourself. After more than a week in bed you'll be weak as a kitten."
"Well, it is a good thing I have you to take care of me," he said softly.
Her eyes looked at him imploringly. "Do you want me to? I know how much you dislike me."
"I don't dislike you," Yue protested. "I told you that this morning. In fact."
Once again he was cut off before he could tell her. A stabbing pain filled his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. He couldn't contain the cry of pain. He could feel Kagome's hands checking him over for the source, but there was nothing. Then, he saw the color drain from her face.
"Yue! They're going after Yue-koishii to destroy you."
His mind registered the fact that she addressed his younger self as a different person. Vaguely, he wondered if she only loved his past self and not him. Her next words made him forget that for a moment.
"Yue-san, I'm going to him. You had better hold on. I won't lose you."
Kagome dashed out the door, her legs pumping as hard as they could. She didn't notice any of her friends as she passed them. Her mind was focused on one thing, one person.
* * *
He crashed through branches as he plummeted to the ground. As he crashed to the forest floor, he heard the breaking of his wing, but the pain in his chest was so intense he didn't feel anything else. His breathing was shallow and his vision was blurred around the edges. He knew there was no way he would survive this. Images of Kagome flashed in his mind. Kami, I can't die yet. Not before she and I even got a chance to be together.
Magic or something must have been at play, because Kagome made it to the young Yue in record time. To her great relief, he was alive. After a moment she noticed the spell on him. It was child's play to find the nature of the spell. It was meant to keep Yue alive and it was about to expire. No doubt it was only meant to keep him alive just long enough for her to arrive. She quickly replaced the spell with her own and then cast a levitation spell on him.
* * *
On her way through the castle courtyard she snatched Sango and Sakura by their sleeves and dragged them through the castle to the young Yue's rooms. Slamming the door behind them she lowered Yue to the bed after removing his over robe. She worked furiously to stem the bleeding, the other two were mainly there to fetch and carry. It took hours for her to slow the blood flow enough for her to leave it unattended while she began the healing spell. At one point the spell almost went to shambles when Clow Reed burst through the door. The miko quickly put a hold on the spell.
"Get him out of here," she hissed at Sango.
"I have a right to be here, child," Clow Reed said primly.
"I don't want you near my koishii, either of them. And don't call me child." Her voice suddenly took an ageless quality. "I've seen things you can't imagine, defeated evils you only see in nightmares. And you could've caused my koishii's death with your carelessness. Leave!"
She pointedly turned back to Yue, paying no more mind as Sango shuffled the sorcerer out of the room. It was near midnight by the time Kagome could rest. She slumped into a chair beside the bed, clutching Yue's hand. After a few minutes she realized that the future Yue was probably wondering what was going on.
Yue-san, she sent. Are you awake?
Hai. What is going on? What happened? Came his reply.
Naraku attacked your younger self! I managed to save him though. Naraku will rue the day he thought he could take you from me! Her tone was vehement. No one hurts the ones I love.
Yue asked tentatively, Love?
Kagome realized then that she hadn't told him yet. Hai. I love you. Both of you.
What about Inuyasha?
What about him? I was in love with him once, but he's just a friend now.
The guardian sighed in relief. I am glad, koishii. I love you.
Warmth flooded into him from her. I have to stay with your past self, love. The spell requires that I remain by his side for two days. I'm sending Sakura-chan for some of my things. Good night, my angel.
Sleep well, dearest.
She broke contact with him to find her two friends staring at her. "Sakura-chan, could you get some of my things from my room please?"
"Of course, Kagome-chan. What do you need?"
"A new nightgown, clothes for tomorrow, and my brush. Yue-koishii knows you're coming."
The girl had expected Sango to leave with Sakura but her friend merely looked at her oddly.
"Kagome-chan, why did you act like that towards Clow-sama?"
"Don't call him that! He doesn't deserve it. It's not as if he's nobility."
Sango knew better than to say anything. "Why are you so angry with him?"
"I'm not angry with him," Kagome said. "I'm pissed off at him and I don't like him."
The other girl looked baffled. "Why? What has he done to you?"
"He did nothing to me. Beyond that I won't tell you what he did. It's not my place."
"What did he do to Yue-san, then?"
"I didn't say." she started.
"You didn't have to," Sango interrupted. "Since he's done nothing to any of us and considering how much you love Yue-san it's logical to assume that it has something to do with him."
Kagome's eyes narrowed. "Well, in spite of that, it's still not my place to tell you."
"Very well. I respect that. Just tell me one thing. Is it a good reason to dislike Clow-san?"
"It's the reason Yue closed himself off from the world."
The taijiya nodded in acceptance before bidding her good night and leaving her.
* * *
When his violet eyes opened, the first thing he saw was her face. A face he wanted to wake up to every morning. He smiled at her, grateful for the miracle that kept his wound from killing him.
"Hello, dearest," he said hoarsely. "I hope I didn't worry you too much."
She leaned forward. "Not at all. That baka Naraku made an error on his part by giving me time to heal you. An error I'm glad for."
He brought her hand up to kiss it. "So am I, love."
Just then the door opened and the last person in the world he wanted to see walked in. There was a friendly smile on his face as he crossed over to stand beside the bed. Kagome openly glared at him.
"I told you to stay out of this room!" She growled.
"He is my guardian," Clow Reed said calmly. "I have a right to come see him if I want."
"He won't be for long. You're supposed to die within the next couple months."
She could tell he was shaken when he next spoke. "Be that as it may, he is still my guardian. I trust he will be able to perform his duties by tomorrow. I have needs to be met."
Kagome's face was a mask of rage. "He can't! His wound is still too great for him to leave his bed."
Clow lifted his shoulders in a small shrug. "So I'll come to him."
She leapt to her feet and advanced towards the sorcerer despite Yue's attempts to stop her.
"You disgusting, insensitive, unsympathetic piece of youkai dung." She held her crossed fingers up in his face. "You are this close to being as low as Naraku. Do you delight in causing him pain?"
He shrugged once more. "Pain can be controlled and my needs must be met. I refuse to go find a whore."
Without even thinking, she said, "Then I'll do it."
"What?" The two men said at same time.
Kagome's eyes were flashing. "You heard me. I will take over Yue's duties until he is healed. Then, we're leaving."
"Kagome, don't! I can service him," the guardian said.
"No, you can't. Nor will you do so ever again. I won't stand for it any longer!"
Clow Reed had a glint in his eye. "You would come to my bed? Willingly? To keep me away from him?"
"Yes!"
"Very well. Come to my chambers tomorrow night."
Without another word he left the room. Kagome turned to Yue.
"Don't say anything. I will not let you be hurt by him anymore."
"Koishii, please don't do this. I understand why and I love you all the more for trying to protect me but you have no idea what he's like."
She leaned over and gave him a kiss. "I don't care. I'll do anything for you."
He stared at the door as it closed behind her. He cursed profoundly. It was just his luck that he couldn't do anything to stop her. Well, maybe one of him couldn't anyway.
* * *
He flexed his arm experimentally. There was no pain or stiffness, which wasn't surprising considering the fact that she had healed him without even leaving a scar.
Yue-oniichan, came his younger self's sending. I need to tell you something.
Shayril: Sooooo, what'd you think? Inuyasha: Clow is just way too corrupt. Shayril: (Grimaces) I know. I really hate writing him like this, but that's the way the story flows. I'm gonna have to write another one with him as the nice guy that he his just to balance it out and sooth my conscience. Inuyasha: (Snorts) Don't you have enough fics planned. Why don't you do those before thinking another up? Shayril: (Blinks) Wow. You actually said something sensible without me making you. I never expected that to happen. Inuyasha: Hey! I can be sensible. I was being sensible when I sent Kagome back through the well after that one fight with Sesshoumaru. Shayril: Okay, so you have your moments. As thrilling as this conversation is, it's time to go, so... ummmm.. Bye, guys. Don't forget to review.