Here's the thank yous and on with the chapter...thing...hmm, I'm at a loss for words, funny. I'm sleepy...
Mori'quessir: naughty, naughty shakes finger one question: how the hell did you manage to get it down his pant?! What an uncomfortable feeling it must have been! Poor him!
TNTiggris: you bet he is!
Forfirith-on-a-sugar-high: wow, never thought invisible string was so strong...hmmm...anyways I really do appreciate you're concern, and my hands doing a lot better, the scabs are falling of and waiting for my skin to thicken, but I can type now!!
Kai's soul of the pheonix: peanut butter? Why not nutellaï that's ok, chocolate peanut butter is better! Go Reese cups! I could have sworn I already read one of your stories...I will when I get time
Hyperness: I'm confused, what'd you mean didn't sound like inu? Like when he was under the tree??
Winged Wolves: I never thought about the evil clown thing...interesting. And thanks for the nutella! Here's a pot full of sugar for you!!
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Kitten: pies are great
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RAY'S POV
I watched as Kagome began scolding Inu-yasha right after he was forced into telling her what had happened, she didn't seem terribly mad with missing lunch thing or the chicken thing...she was practically rolling on the floor with laughter. What Kagome was mad at though got her screeching and stomping and throwing 'sit boy!' commands all over the place.
"I can't believe you Inu-yasha!" Kagome bawled throwing her fists in the air, "How utterly irresponsible!"
"Kagome, they were just pies, we cleaned up when we were done." Inu-yasha tried to calm down the raging Kagome, but his efforts were wasted as she burst into frenzy once again.
"Just pies! Just pies!!" Eeesh, Kagome's going to cause me an ear if she continues like that for longer, "Inu-yasha, do you know who those pies were for?!"
"......" I wouldn't answer if I was Inu-yasha either; Kagome is scary when she's angry.
I sidestepped over to Kai who wrapped his arms around me.
"Inu-yasha! I'd told you a million times! Those pies were for the King, his daughter and the rest of the people in this house, to thank them for their hospitality!" Kagome fumed tightly bawling her hands.
".........what's hos-pi-tal-iti-ty??" We all sweat dropped, I could almost picture a dunce cap on top of Inu-yasha's head.
Kagome's eye twitched momentarily before she took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "Never mind...I'll just hop back into present day Japan, get some pies and come right back."
Then a thought struck me, Kagome was from the present era, the world of the Bladebreakers.
"Kagome, do you mind if we come with you?" I asked slowly.
"What for Ray?"
"I was just thinking that if you can go through to the present era, maybe we can too."
"You know..." Miroku nodded thoughtfully, "Why didn't we think of that before? If Kagome can pass through, you would be able to also."
"What! So we're really going to go back home?" Kenny bawled, tightly clutching Dizzi to his chest, "But there are so many interesting life forms to study here. Don't let them take me!"
Kai growled beside me and I rubbed his shoulder, "Don't worry Kai."
"I'm not worried, if Kenny wants to stay behind, that's fine by me." Kai sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Really! Oh thank you Kai! Thank you, thank you thank you!" Kenny screeched as tears of joy coursed down his redden cheeks.
"What a dramatic." Kai scoffed loud enough for me to hear. I giggled quietly and cupped my hand over his.
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Miroku decided to stay behind for his own personal reasons and Sango kept back to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid.
So it was all the Bladebreakers; we had to drag Kenny along, Tyson and Max were OK with it, although they would miss the frog catching, Kai was overjoyed; although he didn't show it, and me...I wasn't all to excited, but home is home after all...and I'd have some alone time with Kai.
Kagome and Inu-yasha led the way, which in that case Kouga had to come along. Shippo came too and with him trotted along Kilala.
The journey to the portal that would take us back home seemed to take an eternity to get there, on the way we encountered one demon who posed no threat to Inu-yasha. I purposely pointed that out to Kai who was more than agitated. He had said something along the lines of; "No good mutt, I'd be able to take him down with my eyes closed and my hands tied behind my back."
I had complete faith in Kai, but you have to admit that Inu-yasha has mad skills with that handy sword of his.
"Hey guys!" Shippo's shrill voice rang out, "We're here!"
"About time." I heard Kai grumble beside me, I flashed him a small smile and pulled him faster into the clearing in the forest.
"W-hat, a well?" Tyson stammered frantically looking around for something else.
"Don't tell me you're scared of wee little well, Tyson." Inu-yasha mocked almost slipping into the well from laugher.
"What! I'm no coward!" Tyson quickly defended himself shaking his fists in the air.
"Oh really Tyson..." I grinned wickedly, "Is that why you freaked out when the evil chicken man paid you a little visit?"
I sweat dropped when Tyson dropped to the floor chanting, "No chicken man, no!"
"Pathetic." Kai muttered beside me grunting when Tyson started rolling around the grass.
"Tyson, if you don't get up you're going to get grass stains all over your clothes, your grand pappy won't be too pleased with that, now would he?" Max warned trying to pry Tyson away from the floor.
"Kai, you don't think Tyson's been handing around Kouga to much do you?" I asked watching Tyson yell angry words at Kouga when he found out the chicken man rumor was started by Kouga long before I got feathers dumped on my head, "And do you think this was part of Inu-yasha's plan all along, I mean you know how gullible Tyson can be at times."
"One, Tyson can hang around whomever, I don't care." Kai started, "Two, knowing Inu-yasha he probably had told Kouga to spread the chicken man rumor long before he even thought up his nasty prank."
"Oh." There wasn't much I could say, Kai always had the right answer at the right time. I smiled up at Kai who returned my smile with a peck on the nose.
"Are we going to stand around here all day or are we going to get rid of these chumps?" Inu-yasha asked, slightly irritated that everyone seemed to be sidetracked.
"Gee Inu-yasha, nice to know you care." I snorted sarcastically, walking over to the well with the others.
Inu-yasha rolled his eyes and I laughed, in many ways he closely resembled Kai, his true feelings were covered up with the 'I-couldn't-care-less' attitude that I could clearly see right threw. Kai was a little harder to figure out because all his life he was trained to show no emotion...it must be hard for him growing up not knowing what happiness and love were. I'm glad he finally knows it now, because it's about time he learned to live for something other than brute strength and pure power alone.
"So who's going to go first?" Shippo asked anxiously, clutching onto Kilala.
"What'd ya mean, who's going first?!" Tyson exclaimed towering the poor fox demon.
"N-no, not in that way Tyson, I just wanted to see if you could get through." Shippo stammered releasing the frightened Kilala.
"What do you mean 'if we could get through?" Kai growled, scaring the tiny demon to no ends.
"Well, so far the only people that could travel over to the feudal era are myself and Inu-yasha." Kagome explained, cradling the shaking Shippo.
Poor thing, because of Kai Shippo will be a permanent patient in the loony bin. Hehe...loony bin, that's where Kai once told Tyson were he belonged.
"So there's the slight possibility that we may never get home?" Kenny asked, typing on Dizzi again.
Dizzi crackled to life yawing first, "Good morning Chief."
"Dizzi it's afternoon." Kenny corrected, checking to see if his computer clock was accurate.
"It's not like you'll never get home, if we really wanted to get rid of you...we'd shove you down that well ourselves." Inu-yasha said plopping down to sit on the browning grass.
"Wouldn't you like that." Kouga sneered, leaning his back against a nearby tree.
Inu-yasha decided to ignore him, which the wolf boy found rather odd, frowning and then closing his eyes again Kouga decided to put away that thought.
"So who's up first?" Shippo asked, bouncing after Kilala who'd decided to make a run for it when no one was looking.
No one volunteered, I guess it was up to me to go first...seeing as I was the only one not wary about jumping down a 10 foot deep well, or so it looked.
I sighed, not even Kai volunteered, "I'll go then." I walked forward and placed my foot on the wooden ledge that bordered the well and was about to jump down when Kagome grabbed my arm, forcing me to take a step back.
"What is it Kagome?" I asked turning to face her.
"Come with me, I need to ask you something." She told me, once more grabbing my wrist and dragging me into the forest with Inu-yasha barking strange comments and Kai watching us with a beady eye.
Once deep enough in the forest, Kagome peered through the trees to see if anyone followed us.
"So this is goodbye then." She stared slowy, "But you didn't think I'd let you of the hook without you telling me how you and Kai got together." Kagome's tone soon turned into a demanding manner which caused me to sweat drop...I had forgotten about that myself.
"Well I guess we meet when Mr. Dickenson first put us together on a team and I knew from then on I had a thing for Kai." I starred at Kagome who seemed lost.
"So almost like love at first sight?"
"Something like that I think..." I wasn't even sure what love meant 3 years ago. But I didn't tell Kagome that.
"It was a lot more difficult for me, when I first met Inu-yasha, he accused me of being Kikyo, I didn't know who she was at first so it didn't bother me at that time." Kagome seemed to be telling me more of the history between her and Inu-uasha, "But...oh, carry on."
I nodded and continued, "I guess one night I grew tired of bolting in my feelings towards Kai and when I found him in his room I let it spill...but he was to involved in thinking up the next day's training schedule that he hadn't heard a thing I said. I was t8o embarrassed to repeat myself."
Kagome nodded and I took it as a signal to keep talking, "In one of my battles I was badly injured and was in bed at the hospital and Kai came to visit me, he bought a huge white tiger plushy and said it was from the team as a get well soon gift."
Kagome giggled and I smiled remembering the memory, "I knew better than to believe him, if it was from the team, they would all be there with me, not letting me sleep...plus I found a get well note from Kai, and not the rest of the team."
"Oh, then what happened?" Kagome asked, drumming her fingers on her knee.
I stopped to catch my breath, "The next time he came alone to visit me, I made up a lie that my pillow was lumpy and when he leaned down I grabbed him and pulled him into a kiss and he kissed back...that's how we got together."
"You're lucky, it must be nice knowing that there's always someone's arms to wake up in day after day...that thought would ease away my worries for sure." Kagome seemed almost depressed as she walked out of the forest with me.
I had to say something to lift her spirits, "Kagome, I know you're going find what you're looking for."
She stopped and turned around, smiling broadly, "Thanks Ray, I sure am going to miss you."
"We aren't gone yet Kagome." I laughed; glad to see her in a happier mood.
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"So I'm going first?" I wanted to make it clear before jumping in.
"Yes." Inu-yasha confirmed.
"If it works, tell Sango and Miroku I'll miss them and it was a blast hanging out." I smiled and prepared myself for take of, "See ya guys!"
"Bye Ray!" I heard their strong voices echoing down the well.
I landed on my feet and sat on the floor of the well waiting for something to happen, waiting for that blinding purple light to come...I started drumming my fingers impatiently when Kai jumped in beside me.
"Guess it doesn't work." He said pulling me into his lap.
"Nope, guess not."
"Max?" I turned around to face the confused face that was Max.
"So why isn't it working?" He asked pawing at the floor.
"Don't know Max...what's keeping Tyson and Kenny?" I looked upwards and saw a vague outline of Kenny and Tyson...they seemed to be saying something...
"Tyson! Stop pushing me!" Kenny screamed waving his hands in the air, trying to keep his balance.
"Well then can you move Kenny, I want to go in!" Tyson hollered, grabbing a hold of Kenny wrist Tyson belly flopped into the well along with Kenny...bad idea, they crashed directly on top of Max.
"owww."
I was pulled to safety by the big strong arms of Kai so I wasn't at risk of being crushed by Tyson...Dizzi weighs more than Kenny.
"Hey guys...have we teleported yet?" Tyson asked dumbly, scratching his head.
"Look around Tyson, do you think we've teleported?" Kai asked in his usual icy tone.
Tyson puffed out his cheeks and muttered, "If you're so smart why do you ask me?"
"Sooo." Great Max was going to start a random topic which will be our next conversation, "Does any of you know how to get out of here?"
Now I can start panicking, "W-what do you mean how do get out of here? We climb out of course."
The warmth at my back disappeared, making me shiver. I watched as Kai got up and pressed his hands onto the damp walls of the well.
Starring up he sighed, "Easier said than done kitten. When Tyson jumped in Kenny grabbed onto the vine and it cut of towards the middle."
How could Kai be so calm in a situation like this, we're stuck here without any food or water and no possible way of getting out.
"So, there is no way to get out?...and we're stuck here...forever." I muttered to myself.
Kai flopped down beside me and hugged me tightly, "Wasn't it your dream to be able to die together?"
"Haha, very funny Kai." I sniffed, "Sure I want us to die together. But not till we're old!!"
"Guys, we should really stop talking about death and be a bit more optimistic." Kenny smiled opening up Dizzi, "Nooo! Dizzi!"
"What's wrong Kenny?" Max asked crawling over to the crying boy.
"My screen's scratched!" Kenny wailed.
Max sweat dropped and Kai growled, "So what if your screens scratched, at least your laptop still works!" Kai snapped, gripping his head.
"Great, let's just focus on how we're going to get out of here, alright?" I ordered, comforting Kai, who recently developed a headache.
"I have a way." Tyson piped up, getting up he walked over to one side of the well and started hollering on the top of his lungs, "KAGOME!!! INU-YASHA!!! KOUGA!!! HHEELLPP!!!!!!!!!"
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