The Social Ladder

"I didn't you could even be this late," Shippo stated.

"I'M SORRY! And I really am."

"Right………"

"And I also apologize but there's a slight writer's block for this chapter. Beware readers, the end is coming."

"And the Winner is………… Kouga's Wolves!" yelled the announcer.

Is this torture? Kouga won? I must be hearing things.

The crowd roared and cheered all around us. I clapped hands light in respect for them. I won't lie; they were really good at their music.

We walked to wards the back rooms reserved the bands and packed up our instruments.

We all walked into Inuyasha's house quietly. Miroku and Inuyasha were carrying Shippo in since he fell asleep. When Shippo falls asleep nothing wakes him up.

Sango and I went into the living room to sit on the couch. Miroku and Inuyasha just let Shippo drop onto the beige carpet.

"Come on guys, 10 more minutes," he said trying to curl up into the carpet.

"Shippo, we just lost the competition, aren't you even a little, teensy, weensy bit upset?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm a little upset that we lost, but that's life. We're not going to win every thing even if we are pretty good. It's not like our lives are being written by some weirdo publishing online."

"You are wise beyond your years Shippo," said Shippo.

I was kind of sad at the whole situation. But Shippo had a good point.

"And the moral of the story is life's not fair," said Sango.

"See, she gets it," said Shippo. She smiled.

"So does anyone want to watch a movie?" asked Inuyasha.

Suddenly we heard the door slam. Sesshomaru came running in, a huge smile on his face. His arm reached and grabbed Sango and began to dance with her. We all watched with perplexed eyes.

"She said yes," he said. "She said yes!"

Sango was barely keeping up as they twirled around the room. Miroku seemed to be the most confounded of us all.

Sesshomaru put Sango down back in her seat and went to Inuyasha.

"There's no way I'm dancing with you Sessh," he said holding up his hands like a barrier.

Sesshomaru touched foreheads with him and stared him straight in the eyes, still smiling.

"She said yes," he said quietly.

"Who said yes to what!?" yelled Inuyasha.

"Inori is who, and marriage is what."

Inuyasha's eyes widened 10 times in size.

"Are you serious?"

"Yup."

"Really, sh did?"

"She did."

"You must be kidding!"

"Nope. No jokes."

"I can't believe this!"

"Believe it little brother, you are going to have a sister-in-law."

"When's the wedding?" I questioned.

"Don't know yet," Sesshomaru replied.

"What do you know about it?" asked Sango.

Sesshomaru sat down on the couch and thought about it briefly.

"I know she said yes," he said.

I slapped my forehead in slight frustration. Oh well, they've got the time to figure it all out.

"Congratulations Sesshomaru," I said.

"Yeah congrats!" said Shippo.

"Three cheers for Sesshomaru!" yelled Miroku.

"Hip hip hurray! Hip hip hurray! Hip hip hurray!" we chorused.

"Shall we watch that movie then?" asked Sango.

"Yeah, but what do you want to watch?" asked Inuyasha.

"How about Endless Waltz?" asked Miroku.

"Sounds good to me. Or we could watch Star Wars in Japanese. I got the trilogy on DVD for Christmas," said Inuyasha.

"Despite my love for Gundam Wing, you have convinced me Inuyasha. Star Wars it is!"

We had made it about halfway through the first movie, before Sango conked out on the couch.

"Sango's got the right idea," muttered Shippo before yawning.

"I'll take her home," said Miroku. He leaned down and picked her up bridal style. "See ya later guys."

"No!" Shippo latched onto his leg. "Please take me with you; if I stay here any longer I'll fall asleep."

"Are we supposed to take that as a compliment or an insult here Shippo?" I asked.

"I love you guys," he said sheepishly.

"Yeah, yeah get out of here," said Inuyasha.

Sesshomaru stood up and stretched at the end of the movie. He gave a yawn before turning to Inuyasha.

"Don't forget about the doctor's appointment tomorrow," he said. You have to have blood tests and stuff, so don't eat in the morning."

"I won't," called Inuyasha as Sesshomaru exited the room still stretching.

"Tests?" I questioned.

"It's the whole ear thing," said Inuyasha. "It's to make sure I'm still healthy, cancer free and that I won't die in a week. It's stupid cause I'm one-hundred percent healthy every time anyway."

"Don't say that, you might get something someday and doctors like Sessh can help stay healthy just in case."

"You're right," said Inuyasha. "I just don't like seeing the doctor." He kissed me on the cheek. "Should I drive you home?"

"I drove you here remember?"

"Oh yeah."

He walked me to the door and kissed me again only on the lips briefly.

"Good night Kag," he said softly.

"Night Yasha."

"I almost hated writing that."

"Huh?" said Shippo.

"It was kinda forced because of writer's block. I know the ending and epilogue, but I don't what to do for the next few months. If any reviewers have suggestions, feel free to instant message, email or leave it in the review. Or if you want do one of those just to chat. Super Ceech and I chat when we're both on. By the way SC did I win?

Thank you for the reviews! Thanks to Song-Obsessed1, KagInuLove, Shinobi-chan, Priestess of Nottingham, shira-chan, Super Ceech, Communist Penguin, Maggie, Gothic Kag, inu'sgirl67, Kit Aurora, anime-wuver-016, ElliRenChanSan, Nyehaan, inuchick06, bebop-miroku, Dru, Mr./Ms/Mrsnone, Secret-punk-rocker16, Sangi, Inu the Stampede, and nekomikoyasha!

Maggie – I have 2 other stories, one complete and the other is still going but I will be re-writing it. Evil mutant puppies? Are they playful? Have a cookie.

Secret-punk-rocker16 – band name? uhh… John law and the mississppi bubble. Actually that's European history, but it would be a cool band name.

nekomikoyasha - I get a bag of cookies for updating? I like bribes! grins I just hope Shippo doesn't eat it.

You know the drill, everybody gets cookies!!

Many of you are curious, does Inuyasha have cancer? grins maybe! Maybe not! And since everyone seems to like Shippo on sugar highs, I'll have to add some more of that.

Oh, I now have a deviant-art account, so if you want to check it It'll be the URL for homepage on my profile. My email and instant messenger are on there as well if you need it. See ya next time guys."

"Bye bye!" yells Shippo.

"Stop eating my cookies Shippo!"