A.N: Usually I use song titles for chapter names, but this one was more appropriate, as you will soon see. No blood and guts this time, just plain fun.
Chapter 10
Mono y Mono
As he looked up at the ceiling in his room, Joey Wheeler thought back to the strange events that had transpired just two nights ago, before he and the others had returned to their own times. The night of Naraku's sneak attack. Joey thought he was at death's door when the red-eyed, fanged menace, Hinumko, had stared at him with bloodlust in it's eyes. Then, when his own Wolf Axe-wielder had saved him… it was unbelievable. Except he had touched the axe, and actually been standing in front f the Wolf. But as suddenly as it had appeared, it just as quickly disappeared and became a card again. While the whole time, Inu-yasha and Miroku said that they had smelled and heard Naraku in the trees summon Joey's Wolf. When Yugi had heard that, he got an idea, and said '"Reveal: Mystical Elf"' making her appear, and he told her to guard them through the rest of the night. Then, they all seemed to understand Naraku's earlier plan: he wanted to bring the cards to life, and use them to kill his enemies. But when Kagome sensed him the night he stole the cards, and they diluted his spell on the decks, the whole plan backfired. Now, if he ever attacked again, they would be able to call their cards to help them. After that, things had been peaceful. They made it to the well and it's nearby village without any trouble, and went home. Now, his friends were all safe in their beds
Joey turned over in his bed. He knew that this new power would come in handy. He planned on going back with Kagome again. He knew his friends would object, that's why he wouldn't tell them this time. He wouldn't let them get hurt or killed. And the only way to do that was keep them in this time. He felt rotten, but he wanted them to be safe, and he wanted Kagome to be safe too.
"Kagome…" he whispered as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep…
---------- Bavarina crème…Crullers…So many donuts! Joey was swimming in donuts! This is heaven! Then, he saw it…What he really wanted most…
"Gigantic DONUT!" he yelled out, his arms outstretched to the huge confection. But as his hands touched the donut, he yelped with pain, and drew them back. It was burning hot! No…It was just burning! The donuts burst into flames! Then, he realized that he was in that nightmare again. The one about the burning castle. "Oh no!" he cried. "Not this! Not now! I'm so hungry!" Then, he was in the forest at night again. And he turned, and saw her…that dream girl. Her eyes were so sad…Her face was so much clearer than the last time…And he almost heard her voice this time…Just before she turned and ran from him to the waiting monster…All while he desperately called her name…----------
Joey awoke as he hit the floor, falling out of bed. He got up, and looked out the window. Morning. He needed to get ready for school. But as he went through his closet for his uniform, he thought about the dream. It was the same as before, except that this time, he remembered that her eyes were brown. And her remembered part f her name. The last of it. It sounded like May, but it could have been Ma or Me or Mai…No, It couldn't be Mai that was in his dream, this girl was shorter and had dark hair. Oh well, no use in trying to sort it out now. His buddies would be here soon, and he needed to be ready to go…
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As Tristan's red Honda pulled into the student parking lot, people gathered round to watch as Kagome, Joey, Yugi, Tea, and Tristan pile out and head their separate ways to class.
Kagome soon joined her friends, and they began their usual round of gossip as soon as they were sitting in their seats. During Algebra, Ayumi leaned in to whisper to Kagome, "So, where did you get it?"
"Get what?" Kagome asked.
"Mono," Eri whispered from the right. "We heard your grandpa's call to the principal. He said you had Mono: the kissing disease."
"What? Oh, yeah" Kagome said, trying to recover. "Yes, I did."
"So," Yuka asked, "Who gave it to you? Who gave you Mono?"
"No one" Kagome answered. "I must have caught it from a water fountain."
"Oh please," Eri said. "I'll bet it was that Joey."
"Yeah, he and his friends were out sick, too." Yuka said. "I can't believe you got Mono from Joey!"
"I DIDN'T!" Kagome said too loud. Then, the teacher scolded them, and sent them all out to wait in the hall. But that didn't stop their relentless questions and accusations.
"But if she got it from Joey," Ayumi said, "Where did he get it?"
"He didn't get it from anyone! And I didn't get it from him!" Kagome tried to tell them one more time. But it was useless. The whole thing was out of her hands now. The girls went over to the window and saw Yugi, Joey, and Tristan outside participating in PE. "We've got to investigate," Yuka said, "Or else we'll have an epidemic on our hands!"
"Right!" Agreed Ayumi and Eri. Kagome just slumped down to the floor. How does she get into these things?
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First, they tracked down Joey. Hey caught him in the boy's locker room. He had just reached to get his shirt out of the locker, when it slammed shut. And a voice demanded, "Where did you get it!" He jumped back, and saw that he was surrounded by Kagome and her friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi!
"You guys ain't supposed to be in here!" He shouted, pointing at them. He then grabbed at his towel, and covered his bare chest, leaving his polka-dot boxers in plain view.
"Where did you get Mono?" Yuka asked again.
"Mono? I ain't never had Mono!"
"Oh please!" Eri said. "We heard Kagome's grandpa call her in sick with Mono, and she was perfectly alright until you showed up at our school. And you and your friends were all out sick, too! So where did you get it?!"
"Kagome, what have you been telling these girls?" He asked Kagome, clutching the towel tighter to him.
"I didn't tell them anything," Kagome cried, "I swear!"
"Ah ha!" Ayumi shouted triumphantly, "So it IS true! Now spill!"
Joey had to think quickly. What could he tell them that they would believe? He couldn't very well tell them the truth. Then he decided that The Mono story wasn't such a bad idea.
"Ok," he said, "I admit it. I gave Kagome Mono."
"WHAT?!" Kagome exclaimed. "Joey, what are you doing!?"
"We knew it!" The girls said together. "Now who gave it to you?" Yuka demanded.
"Yugi." He said calmly.
"WHAT?!" They all exclaimed.
"Yeah, he sahred his water bottle with me during gym."
The girls looked at each other, and declared "TO YUGI!" and they hauled Kagome and Joey off with them, the boy crying out, "WAIT, WAIT! LET ME GET SOME CLOTHES ON FIRST!!!"
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Yugi and Tea were just sitting down to lunch when the Terrible Trio emerged once again, hauling the Delinquent Duo behind them. they almost had the look of murder in their eyes as they plunked down on the benches in front of them.
Yugi, unaware of the approaching storm, said cheerfully, "Uh… Hi guys. What's up?"
"Don't pull that innocent innocent act on us," Eri said pointing her finger at his face. "You may be small and cute-"
"But you're no cherub," Aymui finished. "We know Kagome was out with Mono, and Joey admits that he got from your water bottle. So now where did you two get it from?"
Yugi and Tea looked at each other and blushed, both declaring, "Us? Mono?"
"I knew it!" Eri said. "Yugi must have gotten it from Tea!"
"Hey now," Tea, said angry at such an accusation. "Why does he have to get it from me? How do you know I didn't get it from him?"
"Because," Eri said, gazing at Yugi with total admiration and star-struck affection, "He's too sweet and kind and innocent to make a move on a girl. It had to be you!" she said pointing the accusing finger at Tea.
"Actually," Yugi said, looking down and blushing, "she did kiss me-"
"YUGI!" Tea cried. "I thought gentlemen didn't kiss and tell!"
"But I didn't get it from her." He finished. "I gave it to her."
"THEN WHERE DID YOU GET IT?" The girls cried out.
"Uh…Uh…Tristan stole my water bottle before gym! I guess me and Joey got it from him."
"TRISTAN!" They all shouted, making everyone in the cafeteria look at them. The girls dragged their newest victims away in search of the last usual suspect…
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"So," Tristan said as he talked on the payphone, "I'll pick you up Saturday night at 8, Serenity?" When he heard a dial tone, he looked at the reciver in confusion. "Huh? What the-?"
"And just who were you talking to?" Ayumi demanded, her hand on the switch.
"Uh…Just, uh.." he stammered.
"Was that my sister, Serenity?" Joey asked from behind Ayumi, looking just as furious.
"Uh…Yes…No…Maybe? I don't know!" Tristan cried, scared out of his wits. "What are you all doing here anyway?! Don't you guys have class?!"
"Where did you get the Mono?" she asked eerily calm.
"Mono? What-?"
"No use squirming!" Ayumi said. "We got the whole story from them! We just need you to tie up the lose ends!"
"Are all the girls at this school nuts?" Tristan said, as they backed him up against the wall.
"Come on Tristan," Kagome said, gritting her teeth, "Just tell them where you got the Mono."
"I don't know what you guys are talking about? I haven't kissed anybody from this school."
"It doesn't have to be someone from our school." Yuka said, "It could be someone from your school."
"But didn't kiss anyone from there either!" He cried out. "I haven't kissed anyone!"
"Well, now," Joey said slyly. "That's not entirely true, bud."
"What are you talking about, Joey?" Tristan moaned as he began to sweat.
"Not what," Joey said. "Who. You now her, man: tall, leggy, blond, drives a blue Corvette."
"What's Mai got to do with this?" Tristan whined, sealing his fate.
"WHO'S MAI!" Ayumi demanded. "WHO?"
"Just a girl that Tristan knows…" Joey hinted.
"YOU PIG!!!!" they all squealed, slapping Tristan so hard, that three large hand prints covered his face. As he slumped to the floor, he moaned. The three girls stormed away, leaving the five victims to sort things out.
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By now, the Mono story had circulated all over school, and probably to all the schools in the district. As the five of them sat in the bleachers, snaking on chips and soda, they started to explain to one another just what was going on.
"I can't believe your grandpa said he had Mono," Tea said.
" What he actually said was I had Mono. My friends just came to their own conclusions." Kagome sighed, and said, "Things were so much simpler when I had croup or whooping cough."
"Well next time," Tristan said as he was about to take a swig of his soda. "We need to get our stories straight before we leave."
"What?" Kagome and Joey said together.
"We're going with you again," Yugi said. "We know Joey won't let you go alone, so we're going too."
"But you cold have been killed last time," Kagome reminded them. "I wasn't even going to let Joey go."
"Yeah," Tea replied, "But that won't stop Joey. When cares for something a lot, he stick with it. Just like his love of donuts." she added with a giggle.
"That's true," Joey said, "I do love donuts."
"But which do you love more," Tristan asked, getting his revenge on Joey for earlier. "Kagome or donuts?"
"Hmm…Kagome…Donuts…Kagome…Donuts…" Joey said, weighing his hands. "Hmm…Oh, Kagome WITH donuts! Hehe!" he chuckled. "I wish I had some right now…" And then she smacked him.
"Pig." Kagome declared. "Now you're definitely not going. You spent too much time with Miroku, and his filthy mind rubbed off on you."
"Oh please, Kagome," Joey begged on his knees, "I was only kiddin!" But she sat there, sipping her soda. Just then, two classmates came walking by, and said within earshot, "So Kagome actually stuck her tongue in his mouth?"
Kagome started choking on her soda, making Tea shout out, "Some one get the nurse! She choking!"
AN: I will be working on the next chapter for a while, so expect updates. Please reveiw, and don't hold back your ideas and opinions! TTFN!
Chapter 10
Mono y Mono
As he looked up at the ceiling in his room, Joey Wheeler thought back to the strange events that had transpired just two nights ago, before he and the others had returned to their own times. The night of Naraku's sneak attack. Joey thought he was at death's door when the red-eyed, fanged menace, Hinumko, had stared at him with bloodlust in it's eyes. Then, when his own Wolf Axe-wielder had saved him… it was unbelievable. Except he had touched the axe, and actually been standing in front f the Wolf. But as suddenly as it had appeared, it just as quickly disappeared and became a card again. While the whole time, Inu-yasha and Miroku said that they had smelled and heard Naraku in the trees summon Joey's Wolf. When Yugi had heard that, he got an idea, and said '"Reveal: Mystical Elf"' making her appear, and he told her to guard them through the rest of the night. Then, they all seemed to understand Naraku's earlier plan: he wanted to bring the cards to life, and use them to kill his enemies. But when Kagome sensed him the night he stole the cards, and they diluted his spell on the decks, the whole plan backfired. Now, if he ever attacked again, they would be able to call their cards to help them. After that, things had been peaceful. They made it to the well and it's nearby village without any trouble, and went home. Now, his friends were all safe in their beds
Joey turned over in his bed. He knew that this new power would come in handy. He planned on going back with Kagome again. He knew his friends would object, that's why he wouldn't tell them this time. He wouldn't let them get hurt or killed. And the only way to do that was keep them in this time. He felt rotten, but he wanted them to be safe, and he wanted Kagome to be safe too.
"Kagome…" he whispered as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep…
---------- Bavarina crème…Crullers…So many donuts! Joey was swimming in donuts! This is heaven! Then, he saw it…What he really wanted most…
"Gigantic DONUT!" he yelled out, his arms outstretched to the huge confection. But as his hands touched the donut, he yelped with pain, and drew them back. It was burning hot! No…It was just burning! The donuts burst into flames! Then, he realized that he was in that nightmare again. The one about the burning castle. "Oh no!" he cried. "Not this! Not now! I'm so hungry!" Then, he was in the forest at night again. And he turned, and saw her…that dream girl. Her eyes were so sad…Her face was so much clearer than the last time…And he almost heard her voice this time…Just before she turned and ran from him to the waiting monster…All while he desperately called her name…----------
Joey awoke as he hit the floor, falling out of bed. He got up, and looked out the window. Morning. He needed to get ready for school. But as he went through his closet for his uniform, he thought about the dream. It was the same as before, except that this time, he remembered that her eyes were brown. And her remembered part f her name. The last of it. It sounded like May, but it could have been Ma or Me or Mai…No, It couldn't be Mai that was in his dream, this girl was shorter and had dark hair. Oh well, no use in trying to sort it out now. His buddies would be here soon, and he needed to be ready to go…
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As Tristan's red Honda pulled into the student parking lot, people gathered round to watch as Kagome, Joey, Yugi, Tea, and Tristan pile out and head their separate ways to class.
Kagome soon joined her friends, and they began their usual round of gossip as soon as they were sitting in their seats. During Algebra, Ayumi leaned in to whisper to Kagome, "So, where did you get it?"
"Get what?" Kagome asked.
"Mono," Eri whispered from the right. "We heard your grandpa's call to the principal. He said you had Mono: the kissing disease."
"What? Oh, yeah" Kagome said, trying to recover. "Yes, I did."
"So," Yuka asked, "Who gave it to you? Who gave you Mono?"
"No one" Kagome answered. "I must have caught it from a water fountain."
"Oh please," Eri said. "I'll bet it was that Joey."
"Yeah, he and his friends were out sick, too." Yuka said. "I can't believe you got Mono from Joey!"
"I DIDN'T!" Kagome said too loud. Then, the teacher scolded them, and sent them all out to wait in the hall. But that didn't stop their relentless questions and accusations.
"But if she got it from Joey," Ayumi said, "Where did he get it?"
"He didn't get it from anyone! And I didn't get it from him!" Kagome tried to tell them one more time. But it was useless. The whole thing was out of her hands now. The girls went over to the window and saw Yugi, Joey, and Tristan outside participating in PE. "We've got to investigate," Yuka said, "Or else we'll have an epidemic on our hands!"
"Right!" Agreed Ayumi and Eri. Kagome just slumped down to the floor. How does she get into these things?
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First, they tracked down Joey. Hey caught him in the boy's locker room. He had just reached to get his shirt out of the locker, when it slammed shut. And a voice demanded, "Where did you get it!" He jumped back, and saw that he was surrounded by Kagome and her friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi!
"You guys ain't supposed to be in here!" He shouted, pointing at them. He then grabbed at his towel, and covered his bare chest, leaving his polka-dot boxers in plain view.
"Where did you get Mono?" Yuka asked again.
"Mono? I ain't never had Mono!"
"Oh please!" Eri said. "We heard Kagome's grandpa call her in sick with Mono, and she was perfectly alright until you showed up at our school. And you and your friends were all out sick, too! So where did you get it?!"
"Kagome, what have you been telling these girls?" He asked Kagome, clutching the towel tighter to him.
"I didn't tell them anything," Kagome cried, "I swear!"
"Ah ha!" Ayumi shouted triumphantly, "So it IS true! Now spill!"
Joey had to think quickly. What could he tell them that they would believe? He couldn't very well tell them the truth. Then he decided that The Mono story wasn't such a bad idea.
"Ok," he said, "I admit it. I gave Kagome Mono."
"WHAT?!" Kagome exclaimed. "Joey, what are you doing!?"
"We knew it!" The girls said together. "Now who gave it to you?" Yuka demanded.
"Yugi." He said calmly.
"WHAT?!" They all exclaimed.
"Yeah, he sahred his water bottle with me during gym."
The girls looked at each other, and declared "TO YUGI!" and they hauled Kagome and Joey off with them, the boy crying out, "WAIT, WAIT! LET ME GET SOME CLOTHES ON FIRST!!!"
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Yugi and Tea were just sitting down to lunch when the Terrible Trio emerged once again, hauling the Delinquent Duo behind them. they almost had the look of murder in their eyes as they plunked down on the benches in front of them.
Yugi, unaware of the approaching storm, said cheerfully, "Uh… Hi guys. What's up?"
"Don't pull that innocent innocent act on us," Eri said pointing her finger at his face. "You may be small and cute-"
"But you're no cherub," Aymui finished. "We know Kagome was out with Mono, and Joey admits that he got from your water bottle. So now where did you two get it from?"
Yugi and Tea looked at each other and blushed, both declaring, "Us? Mono?"
"I knew it!" Eri said. "Yugi must have gotten it from Tea!"
"Hey now," Tea, said angry at such an accusation. "Why does he have to get it from me? How do you know I didn't get it from him?"
"Because," Eri said, gazing at Yugi with total admiration and star-struck affection, "He's too sweet and kind and innocent to make a move on a girl. It had to be you!" she said pointing the accusing finger at Tea.
"Actually," Yugi said, looking down and blushing, "she did kiss me-"
"YUGI!" Tea cried. "I thought gentlemen didn't kiss and tell!"
"But I didn't get it from her." He finished. "I gave it to her."
"THEN WHERE DID YOU GET IT?" The girls cried out.
"Uh…Uh…Tristan stole my water bottle before gym! I guess me and Joey got it from him."
"TRISTAN!" They all shouted, making everyone in the cafeteria look at them. The girls dragged their newest victims away in search of the last usual suspect…
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"So," Tristan said as he talked on the payphone, "I'll pick you up Saturday night at 8, Serenity?" When he heard a dial tone, he looked at the reciver in confusion. "Huh? What the-?"
"And just who were you talking to?" Ayumi demanded, her hand on the switch.
"Uh…Just, uh.." he stammered.
"Was that my sister, Serenity?" Joey asked from behind Ayumi, looking just as furious.
"Uh…Yes…No…Maybe? I don't know!" Tristan cried, scared out of his wits. "What are you all doing here anyway?! Don't you guys have class?!"
"Where did you get the Mono?" she asked eerily calm.
"Mono? What-?"
"No use squirming!" Ayumi said. "We got the whole story from them! We just need you to tie up the lose ends!"
"Are all the girls at this school nuts?" Tristan said, as they backed him up against the wall.
"Come on Tristan," Kagome said, gritting her teeth, "Just tell them where you got the Mono."
"I don't know what you guys are talking about? I haven't kissed anybody from this school."
"It doesn't have to be someone from our school." Yuka said, "It could be someone from your school."
"But didn't kiss anyone from there either!" He cried out. "I haven't kissed anyone!"
"Well, now," Joey said slyly. "That's not entirely true, bud."
"What are you talking about, Joey?" Tristan moaned as he began to sweat.
"Not what," Joey said. "Who. You now her, man: tall, leggy, blond, drives a blue Corvette."
"What's Mai got to do with this?" Tristan whined, sealing his fate.
"WHO'S MAI!" Ayumi demanded. "WHO?"
"Just a girl that Tristan knows…" Joey hinted.
"YOU PIG!!!!" they all squealed, slapping Tristan so hard, that three large hand prints covered his face. As he slumped to the floor, he moaned. The three girls stormed away, leaving the five victims to sort things out.
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By now, the Mono story had circulated all over school, and probably to all the schools in the district. As the five of them sat in the bleachers, snaking on chips and soda, they started to explain to one another just what was going on.
"I can't believe your grandpa said he had Mono," Tea said.
" What he actually said was I had Mono. My friends just came to their own conclusions." Kagome sighed, and said, "Things were so much simpler when I had croup or whooping cough."
"Well next time," Tristan said as he was about to take a swig of his soda. "We need to get our stories straight before we leave."
"What?" Kagome and Joey said together.
"We're going with you again," Yugi said. "We know Joey won't let you go alone, so we're going too."
"But you cold have been killed last time," Kagome reminded them. "I wasn't even going to let Joey go."
"Yeah," Tea replied, "But that won't stop Joey. When cares for something a lot, he stick with it. Just like his love of donuts." she added with a giggle.
"That's true," Joey said, "I do love donuts."
"But which do you love more," Tristan asked, getting his revenge on Joey for earlier. "Kagome or donuts?"
"Hmm…Kagome…Donuts…Kagome…Donuts…" Joey said, weighing his hands. "Hmm…Oh, Kagome WITH donuts! Hehe!" he chuckled. "I wish I had some right now…" And then she smacked him.
"Pig." Kagome declared. "Now you're definitely not going. You spent too much time with Miroku, and his filthy mind rubbed off on you."
"Oh please, Kagome," Joey begged on his knees, "I was only kiddin!" But she sat there, sipping her soda. Just then, two classmates came walking by, and said within earshot, "So Kagome actually stuck her tongue in his mouth?"
Kagome started choking on her soda, making Tea shout out, "Some one get the nurse! She choking!"
AN: I will be working on the next chapter for a while, so expect updates. Please reveiw, and don't hold back your ideas and opinions! TTFN!