Families CAN Be Replaceable
Kirara1328- I love cats!!!! But anyway. Yes. The firecat birthday present idea was my best on.
Rian- Chapters? What chapters? You'll see for yourself. Keep on reading!
Kitty Cat-Chan- I don't mind bad reviews. I stink at reviews myself. A simple 'I love your story' makes my day. All your questions will be answered in this chapter. Read! Read to your hearts desire!
Cirrus, The pheonix of life- My dentist has never given me a happy birthday card.
marcy213- Tip your hat? That's new. No more happies?
inuyashafreak337- I have family members who want the computer too. glares at mother who wants the computer Spelling is my worst mistake. -.-; I know. There's a reason why I got a 60% average on my spelling tests. Yes. Kyo and Mikoto are already together. But it's alright! You haven't gotten there yet.
Heart of Friendship- Yes... Romantic. My first romance chapter! Did I do a good job?
I walked into the hut, a smile on my face, and my hair covering my mark. Inuyasha sniffed the air. "I smell blood." he commented, "That Mikoto guy didn't hurt you, did he? Because if he did I'll-" "No." I interupted, "I slipped and fell on a rock. I didn't have my ring on so the cut's already gone. It's just some dry blood that you smell." "It does smell dry." he agreed, "You're clumsy for a cat. Do you know that?" "Remember I'm half human." I pointed out. Inuyasha nodded. "That might be it." he replied.
The smarter thing to do, I guess would have been to take the seat next to Kagome, but I took the one next to Inuyasha because Taoa and her basket were there. Taoa was just so cute! I couldn't resist her. I sat down. The moment I did this, Inuyasha grabbed my hair, and pulled back. I went back with it. But he had already seen what he wanted. "What'd you do that for?!" I demanded rubbing my scalp and sitting back up. "He marked you!" Inuyasha exclaimed jumping up. "Mikoto asked to! I said yes!" I replied somewhat calmly.
"You're stupid!" he exclaimed, "Now you're stuck with the stupid cat forever!" "What if I want that?!" I asked, starting to get a little worked up. Just then Taoa, who had been napping in my lap jumped up and transformed into her larger size. She growled. I giggled. Taoa was no larger than a medium sized dog. Even with her large fangs and two burning tails, she was very cute. " Feh. I'll never understand girls." Inuyasha said walking out of the hut.
"What's marking?" Kagome asked, "And why's Inuyasha so upset about it?" "In human terms, a mark like Mikoto gave Kyo is like an engagement ring." Miroku explained, "The mark will never go away and eventually Kyo and Mikoto will become mates. Like husband and wife." "Demons think about these things much earlier in life than us humans." Sango added, "There's nothing strange about Kyo being asked at 13. What did you say to him anyway, Kyo? We see you accepted his mark, but did you accept him as your mate?"
"Well I accepted his mark as you can see." I replied pushing the hair away from the mark, "But I said I wouldn't become his mate until I was 16. Mikoto agreed and said he'd court me like a human does another human until then." "That sounds reasonable." Kagome said nodding, "You'll still live at my house, right?" "Yeah!" I said, "Don't worry." "I'm glad." she told me.
"And ye's arm!" Kaede said, "It is totally healed." "Mikoto did it for me." I said, "I'm not sure how he did it though." "This Mikoto will be good for ye." she told me, "Now is it not time ye and Kagome went back through the well? It is awfully late."
The next morning I walked down stairs for breakfast, Taoa at my heals. My hair was up in a high pony tail because it was wet from my shower. I hate my wet hair getting my clothes all wet. Mom and Kagome were downstairs eating breakfast already. "Good morning!" mom said, "Who's that?" She pointed to Taoa. "A birthday present." I replied, "Her name's Taoa. She's a demon fire cat." "Isn't she cute!" mom cooed, "And your arm! It's healed!" "I finally found someone who could help me last night." I explained, grabbing the cereal box and pouring some milk into a bowl with the cereal.
"Kyo had a busy night." Kagome commented. "Yeah." I agreed blushing. "What happened?" mom asked. "Well I got lots of presents." I replied, "Taoa from the demon slayer, Sango, an anti-everything scroll from the monk, Miroku, some healing herbs from Kaede, Inuyasha gave me my own set of fire rat robes. I also got some strange flowers from Shippo, the little fox demon. He thought they were nice. I think they were weeds." Mom laughed. "They were weeds." Kagome said.
"There's a little cut." on your neck." Mom commented, "Were you wearing your ring again and that's why it didn't heal?" Kagome and I exchanged glances. "That's not a cut, mom." I said, "That's a mark." "What's the difference?" she asked. "A mark is like an engagement ring." Kagome said quickly.
"What?!" mom exclaimed. "Kyo agreed to a future mate." Kagome continued. "A mate?" she repeated. "Like a husband." I explained, "It's common for demons to 'get married' at my age, but I wasn't fully ready so he marked me, and we won't do anything else until I'm 16." Mom seemed to relax a bit.
"How long have you known this man?" she asked, "What's his name? Tell me about him!" "His name's Mikoto." I answered, "I've known him since I started going through the well." "That's not very long." mom commented. "Demons learn to trust and love each other much faster than humans." Kagome explained. "Mikoto's the son of the Lord of the Northern Lands." I finished. "You never told me that!" Kagome exclaimed, "That's like Inuyasha's-" Souta walked in.
"Good morning!" he said. My little brother caught sight of Taoa. "It's so cute!" he exclaimed petting her, "Is this a birthday present? What's its name? Boy or girl? Is it a cat? A demon?" I laughed and began to answer all his questions. Lucky for me Souta didn't catch sight of my mark. I didn't feel like explaining it to an eight year old.
Inuyasha: She let him mark her?!?!
Clear Waters: Yes. We went over this last chapter.
Inuyasha: Right... But still!
Kagome: I love Taoa! But if it wasn't for her, Inuyasha wouldn't have seen Kyo's mark.
Clear Waters: That is called control of the cute.
Kagome: Control of the cute? I like it! Inuyasha didn't have to pull Kyo's hair so hard! {Glares at Inuyasha}
Inuyasha: What?! I just wanted to see whether or not there was a mark on her neck!
Shippo: But you pulled her right off her butt!
Inuyasha: I see the problem now.
Sango: You do?
Inuyasha: Yes. You all were afraid that Miroku would take advantage of her position and grope her.
Kagome: We didn't even think of that...
Inuyasha: But you should have!
Clear Waters: For once I agree with Inuyasha. R&R everyone!