The sun was beginning to set and the air was beginning
to chill. But Rin didn't mind, she just sat on the swing set
in the front yard, swinging slowly back and forth. She
looked to the road that went in front of the house and
studied it. When she heard the sound of a vehicle
approaching, she dashed to the front gate excitedly and
looked to see what was coming. A red Ford pickup truck.
She sighed and walked slowly back to her swing, head down. She sat back on the swing and began to rock back and forth on it.
"He said he'd come to pick me up," she whispered to herself.
Hakudoushi and the rest of his band had gone on a tour to Kyoto to perform live for an audience. Ever since they had won the contest, they had become very famous. She was happy for them, but she couldn't see them as often as she wanted.
That is, until Hakudoushi made a proposition. He, Kanna and Kohaku had been teaching her how to play the keyboard, like how they taught Shippou. The proposition was: when she was ready, she could join their band if she wanted to.
Tonight, she would give them her answer. She thought long and hard about it, and decided that she would be able to handle it. And plus, she would be with her friends.
Another vehicle approached and slowed down in front of the house. A white stretch limousine. It was ChikaraEki. The door opened, and Hakudoushi jumped out and ran over to her. "Well?" he smiled. "What's the verdict?"
As she told him her answer, Sesshoumaru peeked from the living room window. A smile crept its way across his face.
(She'll be all right...)
The limo pulled up to Kagura's house and its passengers climbed out. Hakudoushi and Rin ran to the front door, while Kanna and Kohaku took things a little more slowly.
"Beautiful night, isn't it?" Kohaku said, looking up at the starry night sky. Kanna smiled and nodded.
When they got to the door, Kanna took out her keys from her pocket and unlocked the door. Hakudoushi wasted no time in getting inside. "Man," he exclaimed, "Is it good to be home!" He sat down on the couch, and Rin took a seat beside him. "What time did Kagura say she and Kouga'd be back?"
"Not sure," Kohaku said. "They went for a walk in the woods outside of his cave. Might be out all night."
"You know what that means then?"
"No," Kohaku smirked, "But I can make a guess."
Hakudoushi jumped off the couch and ran to the phone. He punched in a random number as the other three kids crowed around him. He motioned for them to be quiet by putting his finger to his mouth. "Yes," he said into the phone with a fake voice, "I would like to speak to a Mr. Jablowme, first name Heywood?"
"Just a sec," the man on the other side of the phone said, "Heywood Jablowme? Heywood Jablowme here? People, Heywood Jablowme!"
The four kids fell to the ground in gales of laughter.
(You're in the forest now...)
A cool, crisp wind whistled through the trees. All the woodland creatures had already curled up inside their nests and had gone to sleep. The only thing stirring in the entire forest was the couple sitting on the red-and-white-checkered blanket with the picnic basket full of goodies.
(Eh, eh, eh! Booboo!)
Kouga was sitting upright and Kagura was resting her head on his lap. He opened the basket up and picked out a strawberry. Very slowly, he placed it into Kagura's mouth. She smiled at him, and picked out a cherry from the basket and fed it to him. He smiled, and picked out a piece of watermelon. He tried to put it in her mouth, but since it was too big, it didn't work out.
(How's THAT for a sexual innuendo!)
Kagura coughed and spat out some watermelon seeds. Kouga put his hand behind his head and smiled apologetically. "Sorry," he said. She chuckled.
For the next few minutes, they sat in silence, listening to the wind blow. Then he finally conjured up the courage to ask her 'when would it be the night.' But how to phrase it? He didn't want to insult her...
"Kagura," he began, "We've been going out for a few weeks now-"
"Exactly one fort night tonight," she interrupted. "Oh, sorry. You were saying?"
"Uh," he began again, "Yeah. Well, I was just wondering if it's time to go to the next step of our relationship, if you know what I mean..."
"I know exactly what you mean," she said, sitting upright. "The girls and I were having this talk at our last meeting."
"What's with that?" he asked, picking out a sandwich from the basket. "What do you girls do in that, what was it? 'No Boys Club'?"
(InuYasha knocked on the door of the No Boys Club. The sliding peek-hole in the door opened up and Kagome's eyes peered through them. "Uhh," he began, "Ya, I was just wondering what you guys are doing in there..."
"There are no guys in here!" Kagome snapped. "Now go away! No boys allowed."
"But," InuYasha stuttered, "Jakotsu's in there!" Kagome just looked at him. "Good point," he sighed and walked away.)
"That is of no concern to you," Kagura said politely, taking the sandwich that was handed to her. "But, I do think that it is time to go to the next level."
Kouga's eyes lit up. "Really?" he exclaimed. He took her hands in his and leaned forward to kiss her, but stopped. He glanced to his left, then to his right.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I smell something coming," he whispered. And as if on queue, a long blue spine pinned one corner of the blanket to the ground. The couple jumped to their feet to see a man with long blue hair standing in front of a tree.
"Greetings," he said. "I take it that you are Kouga of the wolf tribe, and Kagura the wind sorceress, correct?"
"Yeah," Kouga said. "What's it to ya?"
"My name is Harinezumi," said the man. "I have been hired to destroy you, wolf boy, and to take wind girl back to my employer."
"Frostbyte?" Kouga whispered to Kagura, who nodded. "Hate to break it to ya," he said to the man, "But we ain't goin' that easy." He grabbed the handle of his sword and unsheathed it. Kagura flicked her wrist, unfolding her fan.
"Two against one," she said. "Almost doesn't sound fair."
"Two against two, actually," said another voice from behind them. It was the red haired man with the staff. "I am Harimogura. This will be more fair, correct?" He smiled and held his staff out in front of him.
"I'll take Bluey," Kouga whispered to Kagura, "You take Redy. Got it?"
She nodded and spun around to face Harimogura. She flapped her fan a few times and sent a small gust of wind at him. He just laughed, which was exactly what she wanted. The gust of wind then turned into a huge vortex, engulfing him and throwing him into a tree. He simply got up, brushed himself off and chuckled again. "That was fun," he smiled. "But surely you can do better."
Meanwhile, Kouga has his hands full with Harinezumi. The assassin was very fast, maybe even as fast as him. But he still managed to strike him a few times with his sword. His opponent stood in front of him, a large gash on his right arm. But he did not look like he was in pain. He was smiling.
"What the fuck is with these guys?" Kouga whispered to himself. He dashed towards his enemy and tried to slash one more time, but his sword was knocked from his hands. It clattered on the forest floor.
"You cannot beat," Harinezumi said, still smiling, "what cannot be beaten." He then lunged at Kouga, fists together, and landed a punch right on his face. He fell down to the ground. "Idiot."
Kouga spat out a glob of blood, stood up and wiped his mouth. "You, my friend, are the idiot."
"Oh really?" Harinezumi smirked. "And how, pray tell, did you come up with this information?"
"Because," the wolf boy continued, "You obviously do not know who you're messin' with."
The blue haired assassin could barely contain his laughter. But it was cut short when he saw Kouga's fangs and claws grow longer. He ran towards the assassin and slashed at his face, scratching four long marks across it.
Kagura glanced over at him. "Never seen that before," she muttered. Then she got a face full of fist.
"You should pay more attention to your surroundings," Harimogura taunted. "What is going on over there is of no concern to you. It is me who you have to be dealing with." He gripped his staff tightly and twirled it around above his head. The orb at the end of it began to glow brighter and brighter. Then, without warning, a huge flash of light burst through the forest. Kagura had to shield her eyes from it; it was so intense.
"What is the meaning of this?" she demanded. But when she looked over to her opponent, he was no longer there. Neither was Harinezumi. "What's going on? Have they left?"
Kouga balled his hands into fists. "No," he said through clenched teeth. "I can still smell them."
She sighed and walked slowly back to her swing, head down. She sat back on the swing and began to rock back and forth on it.
"He said he'd come to pick me up," she whispered to herself.
Hakudoushi and the rest of his band had gone on a tour to Kyoto to perform live for an audience. Ever since they had won the contest, they had become very famous. She was happy for them, but she couldn't see them as often as she wanted.
That is, until Hakudoushi made a proposition. He, Kanna and Kohaku had been teaching her how to play the keyboard, like how they taught Shippou. The proposition was: when she was ready, she could join their band if she wanted to.
Tonight, she would give them her answer. She thought long and hard about it, and decided that she would be able to handle it. And plus, she would be with her friends.
Another vehicle approached and slowed down in front of the house. A white stretch limousine. It was ChikaraEki. The door opened, and Hakudoushi jumped out and ran over to her. "Well?" he smiled. "What's the verdict?"
As she told him her answer, Sesshoumaru peeked from the living room window. A smile crept its way across his face.
(She'll be all right...)
The limo pulled up to Kagura's house and its passengers climbed out. Hakudoushi and Rin ran to the front door, while Kanna and Kohaku took things a little more slowly.
"Beautiful night, isn't it?" Kohaku said, looking up at the starry night sky. Kanna smiled and nodded.
When they got to the door, Kanna took out her keys from her pocket and unlocked the door. Hakudoushi wasted no time in getting inside. "Man," he exclaimed, "Is it good to be home!" He sat down on the couch, and Rin took a seat beside him. "What time did Kagura say she and Kouga'd be back?"
"Not sure," Kohaku said. "They went for a walk in the woods outside of his cave. Might be out all night."
"You know what that means then?"
"No," Kohaku smirked, "But I can make a guess."
Hakudoushi jumped off the couch and ran to the phone. He punched in a random number as the other three kids crowed around him. He motioned for them to be quiet by putting his finger to his mouth. "Yes," he said into the phone with a fake voice, "I would like to speak to a Mr. Jablowme, first name Heywood?"
"Just a sec," the man on the other side of the phone said, "Heywood Jablowme? Heywood Jablowme here? People, Heywood Jablowme!"
The four kids fell to the ground in gales of laughter.
(You're in the forest now...)
A cool, crisp wind whistled through the trees. All the woodland creatures had already curled up inside their nests and had gone to sleep. The only thing stirring in the entire forest was the couple sitting on the red-and-white-checkered blanket with the picnic basket full of goodies.
(Eh, eh, eh! Booboo!)
Kouga was sitting upright and Kagura was resting her head on his lap. He opened the basket up and picked out a strawberry. Very slowly, he placed it into Kagura's mouth. She smiled at him, and picked out a cherry from the basket and fed it to him. He smiled, and picked out a piece of watermelon. He tried to put it in her mouth, but since it was too big, it didn't work out.
(How's THAT for a sexual innuendo!)
Kagura coughed and spat out some watermelon seeds. Kouga put his hand behind his head and smiled apologetically. "Sorry," he said. She chuckled.
For the next few minutes, they sat in silence, listening to the wind blow. Then he finally conjured up the courage to ask her 'when would it be the night.' But how to phrase it? He didn't want to insult her...
"Kagura," he began, "We've been going out for a few weeks now-"
"Exactly one fort night tonight," she interrupted. "Oh, sorry. You were saying?"
"Uh," he began again, "Yeah. Well, I was just wondering if it's time to go to the next step of our relationship, if you know what I mean..."
"I know exactly what you mean," she said, sitting upright. "The girls and I were having this talk at our last meeting."
"What's with that?" he asked, picking out a sandwich from the basket. "What do you girls do in that, what was it? 'No Boys Club'?"
(InuYasha knocked on the door of the No Boys Club. The sliding peek-hole in the door opened up and Kagome's eyes peered through them. "Uhh," he began, "Ya, I was just wondering what you guys are doing in there..."
"There are no guys in here!" Kagome snapped. "Now go away! No boys allowed."
"But," InuYasha stuttered, "Jakotsu's in there!" Kagome just looked at him. "Good point," he sighed and walked away.)
"That is of no concern to you," Kagura said politely, taking the sandwich that was handed to her. "But, I do think that it is time to go to the next level."
Kouga's eyes lit up. "Really?" he exclaimed. He took her hands in his and leaned forward to kiss her, but stopped. He glanced to his left, then to his right.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I smell something coming," he whispered. And as if on queue, a long blue spine pinned one corner of the blanket to the ground. The couple jumped to their feet to see a man with long blue hair standing in front of a tree.
"Greetings," he said. "I take it that you are Kouga of the wolf tribe, and Kagura the wind sorceress, correct?"
"Yeah," Kouga said. "What's it to ya?"
"My name is Harinezumi," said the man. "I have been hired to destroy you, wolf boy, and to take wind girl back to my employer."
"Frostbyte?" Kouga whispered to Kagura, who nodded. "Hate to break it to ya," he said to the man, "But we ain't goin' that easy." He grabbed the handle of his sword and unsheathed it. Kagura flicked her wrist, unfolding her fan.
"Two against one," she said. "Almost doesn't sound fair."
"Two against two, actually," said another voice from behind them. It was the red haired man with the staff. "I am Harimogura. This will be more fair, correct?" He smiled and held his staff out in front of him.
"I'll take Bluey," Kouga whispered to Kagura, "You take Redy. Got it?"
She nodded and spun around to face Harimogura. She flapped her fan a few times and sent a small gust of wind at him. He just laughed, which was exactly what she wanted. The gust of wind then turned into a huge vortex, engulfing him and throwing him into a tree. He simply got up, brushed himself off and chuckled again. "That was fun," he smiled. "But surely you can do better."
Meanwhile, Kouga has his hands full with Harinezumi. The assassin was very fast, maybe even as fast as him. But he still managed to strike him a few times with his sword. His opponent stood in front of him, a large gash on his right arm. But he did not look like he was in pain. He was smiling.
"What the fuck is with these guys?" Kouga whispered to himself. He dashed towards his enemy and tried to slash one more time, but his sword was knocked from his hands. It clattered on the forest floor.
"You cannot beat," Harinezumi said, still smiling, "what cannot be beaten." He then lunged at Kouga, fists together, and landed a punch right on his face. He fell down to the ground. "Idiot."
Kouga spat out a glob of blood, stood up and wiped his mouth. "You, my friend, are the idiot."
"Oh really?" Harinezumi smirked. "And how, pray tell, did you come up with this information?"
"Because," the wolf boy continued, "You obviously do not know who you're messin' with."
The blue haired assassin could barely contain his laughter. But it was cut short when he saw Kouga's fangs and claws grow longer. He ran towards the assassin and slashed at his face, scratching four long marks across it.
Kagura glanced over at him. "Never seen that before," she muttered. Then she got a face full of fist.
"You should pay more attention to your surroundings," Harimogura taunted. "What is going on over there is of no concern to you. It is me who you have to be dealing with." He gripped his staff tightly and twirled it around above his head. The orb at the end of it began to glow brighter and brighter. Then, without warning, a huge flash of light burst through the forest. Kagura had to shield her eyes from it; it was so intense.
"What is the meaning of this?" she demanded. But when she looked over to her opponent, he was no longer there. Neither was Harinezumi. "What's going on? Have they left?"
Kouga balled his hands into fists. "No," he said through clenched teeth. "I can still smell them."