Sorry to tell you all this, but anything concerning Sesshomaru probably won't show up for the next few chapter. I don't know when he'll be making his next appearance, but it won't be for a while. Sorry!
Zephyrias: Kouga's reasons for going to China were explained in an earlier chapter. And as for Sesshomaru's, it may always be a mystery. Unless, of course, he decides to tell us later.
Now I know that my story is humor/romance, but almost all of my previous chapters concentrate on humor, excluding Ashiyuna/Miroku in chapter two. If you would call that romance, anyway. XD
Anyway, my point. In this chapter, you will get a little less humor, and a little more romance. Wait a minute...what am I saying? Okay, let me rephrase that. In this chapter, I'm throwing in romance. There, that sounds more accurate. Well, have fun reading chapter twelve of Inuyasha ¼.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ranma 1/2
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"Tell me again why you made me put these damn things back on." Inuyasha muttered, angrily. Miroku ignored him. They were heading to the nearest village, hoping that they would run into Kagome and Sango. When they finally reached the village, after asking a few people, they found that their companions had been there, and went to the inn that they were directed to. Once they found the room, they saw that only Shippou, Kirara, and Neko-chan were in there.
Miroku sighed, but Inuyasha grinned. Finally, Kagome wasn't here anymore to protect Kouga. He walked up to the cat, and picked it up by the tail. It meowed loudly and angrily, then hissed. "Shut up." Inuyasha instructed. It didn't.
"Hey!" Shippou exclaimed, "Kagome'll be mad that you're being mean to Neko-chan!" He said. Inuyasha walked up to Shippou, and bent down. "You don't plan on telling her, now do you?" He asked, threateningly. "N-no!" He squeaked back.
"Good!" Inuyasha said with a smirk, as he got up. "If Kagome asks, Fuzzy here ran away." Inuyasha replied, and gave the cat a small shake. It screeched again.
"Come on, Miroku." Inuyasha said, and walked out of the room. Miroku followed him out of the inn. They then began to head out of the village. Then, they were splashed with cold water.
Ashiyuna twitched, and turned to the right, where the water had came from. "Oh! I'm sorry," A man said, "I didn't know anyone was out there." He explained. Ashiyuna twitched again. "It's...all right..." She muttered angrily, after a nudge from Korumi.
"Come on." Korumi whispered, "We've got to go find a place to change." They ended up going back to the inn, but checked out another room instead. They went in their room, and got out their girl's clothes. Ashiyuna removed the top outer part of her hatori, and threw it on the ground. She was about to take off his white shirt as well, but then stopped. Eyes were upon her.
She narrowed her eyes, and glanced around. Korumi was already undressed, and admiring herself. Ashiyuna twitched, and threw a bucket that was in the room at him. "Will you cut it out?!" She scowled. Korumi whined, but began to dress in girl's clothes. Ashiyuna turned back to herself, and started to take off her shirt, but stopped again. she glanced at Miroku. He was getting dressed, and wasn't looking at her. She looked around again, and finally, down. On the floor, the cat was staring at her with wide eyes.
"Meow?"
Ashiyuna's face reddened. "You pervert!" She screeched, grabbed the bucket, and threw it over the cat. Then, she put a foot on the bucket. Korumi had been watching this, for when the word 'pervert' was called out loudly and angrily, people were usually referring to him. Well, her.
"Inuyasha, it's just a cat." Korumi said. "Feh." She replied. "I'll show you once we get out of here." She murmured. "Show me what?" Korumi asked, with a blink. "You'll find out soon enough, now shut up." She said, and removed her shirt. Korumi sighed. "If you say so." She said, as she began to wrap the sash around her kimono.
When they left the inn, Ashiyuna had her hair up in a pony tail, and Korumi had her hair down. Ashiyuna was still holding the cat upside-down by the tail. She had figured out that Kouga was still holding the ball of cat nip between his paws. She had tried and failed to take it away.
"Inuyasha, why did you bring that large cloak with you?" Korumi asked, curiously. "Because you don't need to know how small it is." Ashiyuna replied. Neko-chan immediately got pissed. Somehow, he managed to give Ashiyuna an extremely hard chomp on the hand.
"OWWWWW!!"
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Korumi sighed. "Really, Inuyasha, you've got to be nicer to animals. You shouldn't hang Neko-chan from the tail like that. It's probably why he bit you, you know." Korumi said. "I'm thinking it was something else." Ashiyuna muttered. "Hey, we're here." She said, noticing the steaming hot springs in front of her.
"Why did you want to come to the hot springs? If you wanted to change back into a man so quickly, then why did you change clothing?" Korumi asked. Without responding, Ashiyuna slung the cat over her shoulder. He meowed loudly again, and dropped the ball of catnip. Ashiyuna threw him into the spring, causing a small splash. Korumi looked surprised.
"Inuyasha, you're going to kill it! Cat's can't swim!" She said, worriedly. Again without replying, she threw the cloak in the water this time, on the exact spot the cat plunged it.
After a moment or two, The cloak began to rise, and a head appeared in the hood. Korumi looked alarmed. Ashiyuna looked fairly calm. They both knew who had ascended from the water in the cloak. It was Kouga. Korumi blinked. "Well, that's...interesting." She said.
Kouga glared angrily at Ashiyuna. Ashiyuna blinked. Kouga began to growl. "I'm going to KILL YOU!" He yelled, and charged at Ashiyuna.
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About two hours later, Kouga was gone, and Ashiyuna had injuries all over her body, and muttered angrily.
"So all this time, Neko-chan was Kouga?" Korumi asked. Ashiyuna nodded. "Yep." Korumi blinked. "Wow...that explains everything. Neko-chan wasn't a stray! He just hates you!"
Ashiyuna twitched. "How reassuring." She muttered. Korumi blinked again. "Wait...if the cat was Kouga all along, then..." She twitched, and her hand formed a fist. "He saw me naked! That pervert! I'll kill him!" She shouted, and started after Kouga. Before she could move one foot, though, Ashiyuna held her back. "Look who's talking." She muttered.
"Well it's my body! I have the right! But he certainly does not!" "Shut up!" Ashiyuna hissed, quickly. "I sense shards of the sacred jewel!"
Almost immediately, they both grew quiet. For they could hear voices, and voices they recognized too. They couldn't exactly make out what they were saying, but by their tone it was about something important.
"Inuyasha..." Korumi whispered, "Don't those voices belong to those two men we met a few days ago?" She asked. Ashiyuna blinked. "You mean Kogema and Gonsa?" He paused for a moment to listen. "Hey, I think you're right! Perfect. Now we'll have a chance to steal their jewel shards!" Ashiyuna said, excitedly. "You'll have to do that alone. Though I'll be there, I can't sense them like you can. It's up to you." Korumi explained. Ashiyuna nodded. "Right. Now let's go greet them."
Ashiyuna and Korumi approached them, and the voices grew louder, until they were within their sight. "Hey!" Korumi called loudly, and waved.
"Hm?" They both turned to look at them, and smiled. "Ashiyuna! Korumi! What are you two doing here?" Kogema exclaimed, with a smile. "We were just relaxing at the hot springs." Korumi replied, smiling as well. It made since, since that was where they came from. "What about you two?"
"Oh, we were looking for some of our friends." Gonsa replied. "They just ran off. They didn't tell us where they were going or anything. Now, we can't find them." He explained. Ashiyuna blinked. "Wow. What rude jerks." She stated.
"Yeah, sometimes they can be like that..." Kogema replied, with a sigh. "You should just continue traveling without them. They're probably not even worth waiting for." Ashiyuna said. Kogema smiled. "Sometimes it may seem that way, but we've got to find them anyway." He said.
"We could help you find them." Korumi offered. "Really?" Gonsa asked. "That would be great!" He said.
After about an hour or so of no luck finding their companions, they gave up their search, and went to the shore side of the ocean. The sun was setting, and the four of them admired it together. It's reflection against the water made it even more amazing.
Ashiyuna and Kogema sat together, and a foot or two away, Korumi and Gonsa. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Kogema asked. Ashiyuna shrugged. "I guess so." She said. Kogema glanced at Ashiyuna. "Really? Huh. Most girls love the sunset." He said. "Yeah, well most boys couldn't care less." Ashiyuna replied. They looked at each other, and began to laugh a bit.
"You're right. I have to be more like a man." Kogema said. "And I need to be more like a woman." Ashiyuna murmured. Kogema smiled. "I guess we have quite a few things in common." He said. "I guess." Ashiyuna replied.
"You know, when it gets dark, there's sure to be many demons lurking...It may be dangerous..." Korumi murmured. Ashiyuna stared at him. He didn't know what it was, but there was something very familiar, not to mention comforting, about Kogema. But what was it? "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Ashiyuna said, softly. Hey, wait just one minute! What had she just said? And Why? She had just sort of said it naturally...and though Kogema was a man, there was something she felt about him, that was too complex for him to describe even in his mind.
I'll protect you...Kogema had heard those words before. He stared at Ashiyuna, and leaned towards her slowly. Part of his mind knew that this wasn't right, yet part of it saw someone he loved in Ashiyuna, and couldn't control this movement.
Ashiyuna slowly began to lean towards Kogema as well. Why the hell was she doing this? She was a man, truly! But why was this so tempting to do, and why wouldn't she stop? Just looking at Kogema gave her a feeling of comfort she couldn't understand. But Kogema was a guy! Why wouldn't she stop? Stop!
Stop! He kept telling himself, but he wouldn't. Resistance seemed futile.
Slowly, they leaned near each other even more. Their lips drew nearer. And nearer. And "Stop!" Ashiyuna yelled, backing away and thrusting out her hands, pushing Kogema back. Kogema immediately reddened. "I'm sorry!" He said, blushing even more. "I don't know what came over me!"
Ashiyuna stared at him. Man, he was glad that he stopped both of them just in time. This man seemed as though he was interested in her! But she truly was a man as well, and there was no way she'd have a relationship with another guy! But what could she do to completely reject Kogema? The answer quickly came to her, so she proceeded to use her excuse.
"D-don't you ever try anything like that again!" Ashiyuna said. "You see...I already have a boyfriend!" She said, her face reddening as well. By now, Korumi and Gonsa had looked over at them, curiously.
"He's half demon, and he's really strong! He might kill anyone if they tried to...you know!" She said, shaking. Kogema now looked slightly hurt, but not because he couldn't kiss Ashiyuna. Defiantly not because of that. "And...what is the name of your boyfriend?" He asked, though he was sure that he didn't want to hear the answer.
"His name is Inuyasha! A-and soon..." Her cheeks, if possible, now became an even darker shade of red. "And soon, we were planning on getting married!" She finished.
At this, Kogema, Gonsa, and Korumi stared at Ashiyuna, all looking very surprised. Kogema slowly stood up, and looked down, so his hair covered his eyes. "I see. I'm sorry about what just happened, and..." He swallowed hard. "And I hope you two have a bright future together. We've got to go back to our inn now. I guess I'll see you around..." He murmured, and he and Gonsa started off.
Korumi glanced at Ashiyuna. Ashiyuna looked back at him. "What? He was about to kiss me! I had to tell him something!" She said, defensively. Korumi nodded, then smirked. "Inu and Ashi, sitting in a tree, k.i.s.s.i.n.--" "DIE!"
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Inuyasha and Miroku, now in their male forms thanks to the hot springs, had made it back in the village. They walked through the inn entrance, down the halls, and entered their room.
As soon as they slid the door open, all eyes fell upon them.
"Please...go stay in another room..." Kagome said, in a shaky voice. "Why?" Inuyasha asked. Then, he looked at Kagome a bit more carefully. Were those tears? "Kagome, why are you--" He began, but was interrupted by Kagome. "Just GO!" She shouted while sobbing, and threw an empty bucket at him. Inuyasha quickly stepped aside, and the bucket fell into the hall.
"Look, Kagome, I'm sorry about the cat, but--"
"I hate you..." Kagome said, in a small voice. Inuyasha blinked. "Wha--" "I hate you!" She screamed.
Sango looked past him, to Miroku. "Miroku, come inside." She ordered, and he did as he was instructed. Once he was inside, Sango walked up to the door, and gave Inuyasha a stern look. "You should be ashamed of yourself. I suggest that you don't come back for a while." She said, and slid the door shut, slamming it against the wood.
Inuyasha stood there, staring at the shut door. He didn't get it. What had he done?
Zephyrias: Kouga's reasons for going to China were explained in an earlier chapter. And as for Sesshomaru's, it may always be a mystery. Unless, of course, he decides to tell us later.
Now I know that my story is humor/romance, but almost all of my previous chapters concentrate on humor, excluding Ashiyuna/Miroku in chapter two. If you would call that romance, anyway. XD
Anyway, my point. In this chapter, you will get a little less humor, and a little more romance. Wait a minute...what am I saying? Okay, let me rephrase that. In this chapter, I'm throwing in romance. There, that sounds more accurate. Well, have fun reading chapter twelve of Inuyasha ¼.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ranma 1/2
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"Tell me again why you made me put these damn things back on." Inuyasha muttered, angrily. Miroku ignored him. They were heading to the nearest village, hoping that they would run into Kagome and Sango. When they finally reached the village, after asking a few people, they found that their companions had been there, and went to the inn that they were directed to. Once they found the room, they saw that only Shippou, Kirara, and Neko-chan were in there.
Miroku sighed, but Inuyasha grinned. Finally, Kagome wasn't here anymore to protect Kouga. He walked up to the cat, and picked it up by the tail. It meowed loudly and angrily, then hissed. "Shut up." Inuyasha instructed. It didn't.
"Hey!" Shippou exclaimed, "Kagome'll be mad that you're being mean to Neko-chan!" He said. Inuyasha walked up to Shippou, and bent down. "You don't plan on telling her, now do you?" He asked, threateningly. "N-no!" He squeaked back.
"Good!" Inuyasha said with a smirk, as he got up. "If Kagome asks, Fuzzy here ran away." Inuyasha replied, and gave the cat a small shake. It screeched again.
"Come on, Miroku." Inuyasha said, and walked out of the room. Miroku followed him out of the inn. They then began to head out of the village. Then, they were splashed with cold water.
Ashiyuna twitched, and turned to the right, where the water had came from. "Oh! I'm sorry," A man said, "I didn't know anyone was out there." He explained. Ashiyuna twitched again. "It's...all right..." She muttered angrily, after a nudge from Korumi.
"Come on." Korumi whispered, "We've got to go find a place to change." They ended up going back to the inn, but checked out another room instead. They went in their room, and got out their girl's clothes. Ashiyuna removed the top outer part of her hatori, and threw it on the ground. She was about to take off his white shirt as well, but then stopped. Eyes were upon her.
She narrowed her eyes, and glanced around. Korumi was already undressed, and admiring herself. Ashiyuna twitched, and threw a bucket that was in the room at him. "Will you cut it out?!" She scowled. Korumi whined, but began to dress in girl's clothes. Ashiyuna turned back to herself, and started to take off her shirt, but stopped again. she glanced at Miroku. He was getting dressed, and wasn't looking at her. She looked around again, and finally, down. On the floor, the cat was staring at her with wide eyes.
"Meow?"
Ashiyuna's face reddened. "You pervert!" She screeched, grabbed the bucket, and threw it over the cat. Then, she put a foot on the bucket. Korumi had been watching this, for when the word 'pervert' was called out loudly and angrily, people were usually referring to him. Well, her.
"Inuyasha, it's just a cat." Korumi said. "Feh." She replied. "I'll show you once we get out of here." She murmured. "Show me what?" Korumi asked, with a blink. "You'll find out soon enough, now shut up." She said, and removed her shirt. Korumi sighed. "If you say so." She said, as she began to wrap the sash around her kimono.
When they left the inn, Ashiyuna had her hair up in a pony tail, and Korumi had her hair down. Ashiyuna was still holding the cat upside-down by the tail. She had figured out that Kouga was still holding the ball of cat nip between his paws. She had tried and failed to take it away.
"Inuyasha, why did you bring that large cloak with you?" Korumi asked, curiously. "Because you don't need to know how small it is." Ashiyuna replied. Neko-chan immediately got pissed. Somehow, he managed to give Ashiyuna an extremely hard chomp on the hand.
"OWWWWW!!"
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Korumi sighed. "Really, Inuyasha, you've got to be nicer to animals. You shouldn't hang Neko-chan from the tail like that. It's probably why he bit you, you know." Korumi said. "I'm thinking it was something else." Ashiyuna muttered. "Hey, we're here." She said, noticing the steaming hot springs in front of her.
"Why did you want to come to the hot springs? If you wanted to change back into a man so quickly, then why did you change clothing?" Korumi asked. Without responding, Ashiyuna slung the cat over her shoulder. He meowed loudly again, and dropped the ball of catnip. Ashiyuna threw him into the spring, causing a small splash. Korumi looked surprised.
"Inuyasha, you're going to kill it! Cat's can't swim!" She said, worriedly. Again without replying, she threw the cloak in the water this time, on the exact spot the cat plunged it.
After a moment or two, The cloak began to rise, and a head appeared in the hood. Korumi looked alarmed. Ashiyuna looked fairly calm. They both knew who had ascended from the water in the cloak. It was Kouga. Korumi blinked. "Well, that's...interesting." She said.
Kouga glared angrily at Ashiyuna. Ashiyuna blinked. Kouga began to growl. "I'm going to KILL YOU!" He yelled, and charged at Ashiyuna.
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About two hours later, Kouga was gone, and Ashiyuna had injuries all over her body, and muttered angrily.
"So all this time, Neko-chan was Kouga?" Korumi asked. Ashiyuna nodded. "Yep." Korumi blinked. "Wow...that explains everything. Neko-chan wasn't a stray! He just hates you!"
Ashiyuna twitched. "How reassuring." She muttered. Korumi blinked again. "Wait...if the cat was Kouga all along, then..." She twitched, and her hand formed a fist. "He saw me naked! That pervert! I'll kill him!" She shouted, and started after Kouga. Before she could move one foot, though, Ashiyuna held her back. "Look who's talking." She muttered.
"Well it's my body! I have the right! But he certainly does not!" "Shut up!" Ashiyuna hissed, quickly. "I sense shards of the sacred jewel!"
Almost immediately, they both grew quiet. For they could hear voices, and voices they recognized too. They couldn't exactly make out what they were saying, but by their tone it was about something important.
"Inuyasha..." Korumi whispered, "Don't those voices belong to those two men we met a few days ago?" She asked. Ashiyuna blinked. "You mean Kogema and Gonsa?" He paused for a moment to listen. "Hey, I think you're right! Perfect. Now we'll have a chance to steal their jewel shards!" Ashiyuna said, excitedly. "You'll have to do that alone. Though I'll be there, I can't sense them like you can. It's up to you." Korumi explained. Ashiyuna nodded. "Right. Now let's go greet them."
Ashiyuna and Korumi approached them, and the voices grew louder, until they were within their sight. "Hey!" Korumi called loudly, and waved.
"Hm?" They both turned to look at them, and smiled. "Ashiyuna! Korumi! What are you two doing here?" Kogema exclaimed, with a smile. "We were just relaxing at the hot springs." Korumi replied, smiling as well. It made since, since that was where they came from. "What about you two?"
"Oh, we were looking for some of our friends." Gonsa replied. "They just ran off. They didn't tell us where they were going or anything. Now, we can't find them." He explained. Ashiyuna blinked. "Wow. What rude jerks." She stated.
"Yeah, sometimes they can be like that..." Kogema replied, with a sigh. "You should just continue traveling without them. They're probably not even worth waiting for." Ashiyuna said. Kogema smiled. "Sometimes it may seem that way, but we've got to find them anyway." He said.
"We could help you find them." Korumi offered. "Really?" Gonsa asked. "That would be great!" He said.
After about an hour or so of no luck finding their companions, they gave up their search, and went to the shore side of the ocean. The sun was setting, and the four of them admired it together. It's reflection against the water made it even more amazing.
Ashiyuna and Kogema sat together, and a foot or two away, Korumi and Gonsa. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Kogema asked. Ashiyuna shrugged. "I guess so." She said. Kogema glanced at Ashiyuna. "Really? Huh. Most girls love the sunset." He said. "Yeah, well most boys couldn't care less." Ashiyuna replied. They looked at each other, and began to laugh a bit.
"You're right. I have to be more like a man." Kogema said. "And I need to be more like a woman." Ashiyuna murmured. Kogema smiled. "I guess we have quite a few things in common." He said. "I guess." Ashiyuna replied.
"You know, when it gets dark, there's sure to be many demons lurking...It may be dangerous..." Korumi murmured. Ashiyuna stared at him. He didn't know what it was, but there was something very familiar, not to mention comforting, about Kogema. But what was it? "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Ashiyuna said, softly. Hey, wait just one minute! What had she just said? And Why? She had just sort of said it naturally...and though Kogema was a man, there was something she felt about him, that was too complex for him to describe even in his mind.
I'll protect you...Kogema had heard those words before. He stared at Ashiyuna, and leaned towards her slowly. Part of his mind knew that this wasn't right, yet part of it saw someone he loved in Ashiyuna, and couldn't control this movement.
Ashiyuna slowly began to lean towards Kogema as well. Why the hell was she doing this? She was a man, truly! But why was this so tempting to do, and why wouldn't she stop? Just looking at Kogema gave her a feeling of comfort she couldn't understand. But Kogema was a guy! Why wouldn't she stop? Stop!
Stop! He kept telling himself, but he wouldn't. Resistance seemed futile.
Slowly, they leaned near each other even more. Their lips drew nearer. And nearer. And "Stop!" Ashiyuna yelled, backing away and thrusting out her hands, pushing Kogema back. Kogema immediately reddened. "I'm sorry!" He said, blushing even more. "I don't know what came over me!"
Ashiyuna stared at him. Man, he was glad that he stopped both of them just in time. This man seemed as though he was interested in her! But she truly was a man as well, and there was no way she'd have a relationship with another guy! But what could she do to completely reject Kogema? The answer quickly came to her, so she proceeded to use her excuse.
"D-don't you ever try anything like that again!" Ashiyuna said. "You see...I already have a boyfriend!" She said, her face reddening as well. By now, Korumi and Gonsa had looked over at them, curiously.
"He's half demon, and he's really strong! He might kill anyone if they tried to...you know!" She said, shaking. Kogema now looked slightly hurt, but not because he couldn't kiss Ashiyuna. Defiantly not because of that. "And...what is the name of your boyfriend?" He asked, though he was sure that he didn't want to hear the answer.
"His name is Inuyasha! A-and soon..." Her cheeks, if possible, now became an even darker shade of red. "And soon, we were planning on getting married!" She finished.
At this, Kogema, Gonsa, and Korumi stared at Ashiyuna, all looking very surprised. Kogema slowly stood up, and looked down, so his hair covered his eyes. "I see. I'm sorry about what just happened, and..." He swallowed hard. "And I hope you two have a bright future together. We've got to go back to our inn now. I guess I'll see you around..." He murmured, and he and Gonsa started off.
Korumi glanced at Ashiyuna. Ashiyuna looked back at him. "What? He was about to kiss me! I had to tell him something!" She said, defensively. Korumi nodded, then smirked. "Inu and Ashi, sitting in a tree, k.i.s.s.i.n.--" "DIE!"
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Inuyasha and Miroku, now in their male forms thanks to the hot springs, had made it back in the village. They walked through the inn entrance, down the halls, and entered their room.
As soon as they slid the door open, all eyes fell upon them.
"Please...go stay in another room..." Kagome said, in a shaky voice. "Why?" Inuyasha asked. Then, he looked at Kagome a bit more carefully. Were those tears? "Kagome, why are you--" He began, but was interrupted by Kagome. "Just GO!" She shouted while sobbing, and threw an empty bucket at him. Inuyasha quickly stepped aside, and the bucket fell into the hall.
"Look, Kagome, I'm sorry about the cat, but--"
"I hate you..." Kagome said, in a small voice. Inuyasha blinked. "Wha--" "I hate you!" She screamed.
Sango looked past him, to Miroku. "Miroku, come inside." She ordered, and he did as he was instructed. Once he was inside, Sango walked up to the door, and gave Inuyasha a stern look. "You should be ashamed of yourself. I suggest that you don't come back for a while." She said, and slid the door shut, slamming it against the wood.
Inuyasha stood there, staring at the shut door. He didn't get it. What had he done?