Families CAN Be Replaceable

marcy213- hmm. Useless quotes can come in handy sometimes. Thanks. And didn't you mean to write macy213?

Dragon Man 180- Yes. Tsukonee, Kinomo, and Josh will be very surprised when Kyo gives Emily a beating. I was going to give Kyo an early recovery of her arm, but I like your idea! Shall I send the bully on a flying lesson?

"I'm going to go through the well today." Kagome told me as we walked home, "Do you want to come?" She pulled her coat closer to her as a cold winter wind blew by. I didn't. I don't feel cold because I'm a hanyou. "I think I'll finish my homework and then see." I replied, "I've got homework in English today, and I think it's interesting to learn a second language. School is fun." Souta stared at me for a second.
"You think school is fun?!" he finally blurted out. "Yeah." I replied, "It's amazing how much information is out there for you to learn." "I'm not much of a fan of school." Kagome admitted, "I used to be a really good student and I liked school, but since I've been going through the well, I haven't had enough time to study. Now I don't like it." "I've never liked school." Souta told me, "I thought learning was boring. Playing is much more fun." "Think about it this way then." I replied, "If you learn lots of stuff now, you can have lots of fun when you grow up. You can be anything you want to be! You have less of a chance of being what you want to be if you don't learn a lot."
"Then does that mean Kagome won't get to be what she wants to be?" Souta asked. Kagome and I exchanged glances. "I don't know." I said finally, "It depends on what your sister wants to be. She could want to be a priestess when she grows up. You don't need good grades for that. Or maybe she wants to stay on the other side of the well. If Kagome does that she will be very smart. Most people don't know as much as she does back then."
"You wouldn't stay back then, would you Kagome?" Souta asked, "I'd miss you." "Don't worry." Kagome said, "It's too early to think about stuff like that."

At 7:30 I looked up from my homework and walked downstairs, fingering my ring around my neck. I could smell dinner. Vegetable soup. Not my favorite, but always good on a chilly winter evening like today. I hadn't even noticed when autumn turned to winter. I never did. Tempurature changes didn't affect me.
Mom, Souta, and grandpa were in the kitchen when I walked in. I saw grandpa finger his anti-demon charms that didn't work, but didn't throw any at me. He never did. "Kagome already left through the well." mom told me, "Are you planning to go to?" "No." I replied, "I think I'll spend a night in the 21st century for a change."
"Then would you play a game with me?" Souta asked. "After dinner." mom added, "It's ready and I don't want you two getting into anything. Would you set the table?" We nodded and got to work.

Half way through dinner, Kagome came in. "Would you like some soup dear?" mom asked her. "No thanks." she replied, "I had dinner with Kaede and the others. Now I have to do my homework and makeup work. Do you think I could stay home from school just to do all this work?" "No." mom replied, "Not if you can go to school. Now and do your work."

Emily went after me and the other the next day again. In the beginning it seemed like she wouldn't go after us. We started the day off in the usual fashion. All four of us met each other at my desk because I was always the last in.
"Wasn't last night's English homework hard?" Tsukonee asked, "I didn't get the plural. It's pointless." "I didn't have to do the homework." Josh told us happily. "That's because you're from America where they speak English." Kinomo told him grumbling. "Really?" I asked, "Was it cool there? How different it than Japan?" "I lived in New York City in New York, so it was pretty much the same." Josh told me, "Crowded. But even New York City isn't as crowded as Tokyo."
"Wow." Kinomo said. "Wow is when I pound you to pulp and take all your money." Emily told us. "I swear I'll hurt you if you don't go away." I warned. She laughed. "You can't use one of your hands." she replied, "How strong could you be? Not much!" Emily was right. Today I couldn't even move my arm, let alone punch with it. Scratching was out of the question. My ring was on.
"I don't want to hurt you." I warned again, "But if you don't leave us alone, "I won't show you any mercy." Emily chuckled. "Your words kept me away yesterday." she said, "But I don't think they'll work today. See you might have heard this before. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me. If I take that saying seriously it tells me you can't hurt me. So I'm going to ignore your words and get your money."
Glancing at the clock, I saw that the teacher wouldn't be in for another fifteen minutes. It was safe to take Emily on if I made it fast. And I would. Emily threw the first punch, aiming it at my face. I moved so it went clumsily by my ear. Tsukonee moved back, followed by Kinomo and then Josh. They would let me deal with this on my own. I was glad.
Emily threw another punch. This one was aimed at my bad arm. Why she even bothered was beyond me. I wouldn't feel anything, but I caught it easily with my good hand anyway. I could tell this surprised Emily. The punch had been a strong one. Most people wouldn't have been able to catch it.
The third, fourth, and fifth came quickly in one attack. The first, was low and I jumped it. The second was wide. I didn't even need to dodge it. The third probably would have hit my neck, but I was able to use my bad arm as a shield. It was a good thing I didn't feel anything. Emily glared at me and threw another punch. What she didn't know was that that would be her last in the fight.
Instead of catching her fist, I grabbed her wrist. Using the power Emily had built up and adding it to my own, I easily sent her flying across the room. The class stared at me. Calmly I sat down as if nothing had happened. "That was amazing!" Josh exclaimed, "How'd you do it?!" "I'm special." I answered.
The bell rang and the teacher walked in. Emily ran up to her, crying. Higurashi-san threw me across the room!" she sobbed. Jian-sensei looked at me. I looked back, full of innocence. "I don't believe you, Tuckerk-san." she told Emily, "How could she? Her arm is in a sling. Please step outside and I will talk to you about lying." The class said nothing. I believe they were happy to see Emily finally get punished.

Inuyasha: The cat finally did something right! She showed that bully! All bullies should be dealt with like that!

Clear Waters: Do you really mean that?

Inuyasha: Of course I do! Why?

Shippo: Uh. Because you're a bully.

Kagome: I have to agree with Shippo.

Inuyasha: What?!?! You don't see me stealing your money, do you?

Sango: No. But there's different types of bullies.

Miroku: Yeah. Emily's one type. You're another. Though I'd rather run into you on the road.

Sango: Really? I'd rather run into Emily. I could take care of her easily with the boomarang. It's not as easy to deal with Inuyasha.

Miroku: Yeah I guess you're right.

Shippo: I'd rather not meet either on the road!

Kagome: Yeah. Avoiding bullies is always good.

Sango: That's true too.

Miroku: Yes. {gropes Sango}

Sango: EEEK! {slaps Miroku} And I think you could even label Miroku a bully.

Miroku: Me?

Sango: Yes, you.

Clear Waters: Everyone's a bully in the end. There's just some that or worse than others.

Inuyasha: You just called yourself a bully.

Clear Waters: If you get on my bad side, I'll show you a bully. If you don't, well then you're okay.

Inuyasha: Prove it.

Clear Waters: There's a bowl of ramen in the microwave for you. All ready to eat.

Inuyasha: YEAH! {runs off}

Clear Waters: See? I'm not a bully. R&R everyone!