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IMPORTANT WARNING FOR XP USERS: If you can read this, you probably don't have this problem, but a lot of Windows XP users, both home and professional XP, are having the same problem that I did starting the 11th (and will be repeating on the 16tth (Saturday)). The problem is that when you log onto the net, it lets you stay connected for about two minutes and then starts a countdown to restart your computer.
If anyone you know has this problem, here's how to fix it.^_^ You need to search for an MSblast.exe file. If you have it, delete it, and then download the patch from the Microsoft website (I'd put the addy here, but when I did it wouldn't let me post) and run it. If it's still disconnecting you while you're trying to dl it, well, just hope that you can be on long enough to save it to disk or get it from another computer.^_^; It might ask you to reregister windows online afterwards, but it's okay; it shouldn't have deleted anything.
Hope this helps!^_^
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Sorry guys, no fine tuning for this chapter; I have to find romantic Inu Yasha and Kagome images for my ice cream b-day cake this weekend.^_^ *giggles* Yay! Now, if only screen shots worked. 0.o;
Okay, so on to the regular author's note.^_^ Well, in about a week my bf is going to have two jobs, keeping him away from home most of the time. This, albeit sad for me, is good for you because from around 5am-9pm I'll have little to nothing to do, and that means that I can write more.^_^; Of course, having around 1,107+ spiffy words on my list, it usually takes up to about four days to do a chapter now instead of three, so we'll see how that affects things.^_^ As for why it's taken me so long to post this time, well, all I have to say is that...
I HAVE THE THREE NEWEST EPISODES AND MORE MUSIC VIDEOS NOW!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!
*ahem* yes, so I was at a friend's house from Friday until yesterday having a BBQ and acquiring the three latest episodes, 117, 118, and 119. *sits calmly and then jumps up and starts dancing* YAY!
About this chapter, Rin, as you will see her, is based mostly (meaning I'll still have her pick flowers and call him fluffy) from the anime version of Rin and less from the one you usually see in fanfics. Rin, in reality, does not say cute little sentences with no grammar, nor does she have the aura of complete innocence as a three year old might. Although that version is adorable and usually great material for fics, I'm going to use the anime version where she's a little more, shall we say, independent? She still cares about everything and is adorable, but she's got more of a sassy streak in her and tends to be able to do things that shouldn't be possible because she has the will and determination to do them. As Jinenji said in episode 96, Rin is very much like Kagome; she is younger, but both share the same type of spirit, honest, brave, kind, and loyal.
And also, Sesshoumaru's boa/tail is a tail for Kagome's weird vision things.^_^ Personally, I think that it would make an adorable tail.^-^
Goku's Daughter- Well... The romance doesn't quite start here, but we're getting closer to the friendship part. The romance starts becoming more like what Inu and Kag have in the show about that time.^_^ Heh, I love the exclamation marks.^_~ *giggles and hugs back* See you soon!^_^ *hugs again*
Niamha– *giggles* Thanks so much.^_^ It's kind of hard to keep Inu in character, being so adorable and all, but I try. I'm REALLY glad that you think that he works well.^_^
Vampire-Elf- Awww, thank you! *blushes* =^-^=
lunemangelus- Hehe, I don't blame you about the watching IY instead thing; I just got up to 116 recently and I must say that I had been slacking a little while watching the new episodes.^_~ I might get the next two today too. Yay! (update: I have to 119 now.*does a little dance, makes a... oh wait, no, sorry.* ^_^) *giggles* Anyway, your question, how do you know that she's not just imagining them doing that to fit the mood that she's seeing in him, or something like that?^_~ But yeah, only the tops of his ears in the anime actually droop, but they're sooo cuuttee!!!^-^ And yeah, the episode where Shippou goes to Kaede is sooo adorable! You can actually get pictures of all of the drawings he did in order in the... *looks through bookshelf* on page 135 of the first movie art book (the one with movie style on the front and Kag and Inu standing back to back on the back cover) Oh, oh, but Inu Yasha cries in 107!!! Waaatch iittt!!! Heh, I like Jakotsu. Anyway, yeah, bye for now!^_^ P.S. the leader with the gigantic sword is awesome too.^-^ Oh, you get to see the "my sweet emotion" ending! *swoons* ... Sorry.^_^;;; --- is a die-hard/ obsessive fan
sashlea- Yes, yes it can.^-^ Thanks.^_^
FanFicFanatic- Lol Not a problem.^_~ I'll do my best.^_^
Yani Cardaria- Aww, thanks.^_^ I'm glad that you're liking it so far, and I'll try my best to post soon.^_^
Morlana- What makes you think that there's a guise to see through or that what she's seeing is real?^_~
CorruptedAngel- Thanks, but... um... kissing?^_^; lol
TheWraith1- Oh, so many questions; this should be fun.^_^ *giggles* Okay, first off, Kagome has memories of her past/ childhood just like Inu Yasha, but mainly in her subconscious, and she sees them more as fiction than anything else. Considering that some of her memories while in dreams tend to take on surreal effects (due to the fact that she'd dreaming), it's no wonder that she doesn't believe them, even you can't be quite sure what parts are real and what aren't.^_~ Muahahaha!!! Okay, so yes, she was about 5-6 at the time, depending on what part she's remembering, but I can't tell you why she can't consciously remember any of that. You'll find out in about... *checks notes* oh, well, let's just say that the answer will be built up over a LOOOONG period of time. I'll finally tell you a couple of chapters before the end me thinks, but you'll get lots of dreams and hints before that, so I'm sure that you'll be able to figure most of it out by then.^_^ Actually, I just went through my notes and added a few more of them. Hehe, I hadn't even thought about making dreams of why she didn't have her memories, though I probably would've eventually anyway.^_^ Thank you!^_^ lol Let's see, what else? Mmm, you'll find out the connection with Kag and Kaede eventually, around the same time you find out why she doesn't have her memories, and a bit more about Kirara's actual history before then. About Kagome's vision things, how do you know that what she's seeing is actually real?^_~ I think I'll leave the explanation to that for now, oh, and the last thing was the Kikyo thing? *giggles* Yeah, I'm not a fan of adding Kikyo into my stories; it makes things too complicated, you know? Really, she's not as much of a bitch as she was in the beginning of the series (the only reason why I did a 1-shot between her and Kagome), but I still don't like her a whole lot, being the love rival and all. Okay, so that's it and I'm sure you're tired of reading this by now.^_^ Thanks for the review and I *definitely* hope to see you around.^_~ Have a good day!
Aailyah- And I am glad.^_~ *giggles*
Pruningshears- Lol Thanks.^_^ That's one thing that I really like hearing comments about, as I can't exactly judge that for myself.^_~* And about the Memories of the Present comment, thanks.^_^ I actually did not know that, but yeah, call me naïve.^_^;;; In that case, just pretend that "Mr. Creepy" called the police pretending that he was her father, and then it works. Yay!^_^ It's weird though; I was always taught that you could be automatically taken down to the station, at least, if they caught you. That and that the guy was always blamed based on an outdated law. *shrugs* Maybe they teach you that just so you won't do it.^_^;
San-chan1- I'm glad you're enjoying it.^_^ No one really knows about the "vision" thing right now, and that's how I'd like to keep it for a little while, so I'm afraid I can't be much help on that subject, but yeah, even imaginary ears are adorable.^-^ *giggles* He's so cute.^-^
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters in it. If I did I'd be rich, but I'm not... and if I had lots of money I'd probably spend it on anime anyway so pleeaasseee, don't sue me.^_^ lol
Oh, and as always,
_= thoughts *_* = sound/ italicized "_" = speech
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As the two put the final cleaning supplies away at the end of the day, they walked out of the building together, no where near holding hands, but in a comfortable silence nonetheless. As they reached the outside of the school, the two split up, one to the parking spots and the other on foot, but as Kagome reached the sidewalk and turned the corner to head home, a cherry-red convertible pulled up beside her. Door swinging open before she could even look up, the first thing she saw was a pair of golden eyes and furry ears, turning instantly to face forward rather than face her watchful eyes. It took not but a moment for her mind to be made up and she climbed in. Buckling her seat belt, the two headed for home, the wind in their faces and the school to their backs. Sure, things would be back to normal tomorrow, but for that moment, both were at peace, and both were happy.
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Do the Math
Chapter 18: Come On, How Can We Not Have Rin?
"Congratulations Sir; I think that she'll be very happy to hear the news." A woman smiled, face and body hidden in the shadows as she raised her hand to shake with that of a young man's, never once noticing the face peeping out from behind her legs, nor the awed expression that face held within.
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"Stupid wolf... why I aughta...who does he think he is... What a day! First he lost his bus pass, then his homework, and, out of everything else that could've gone wrong, he had to run into that stupid wimpy wolf! Why him?! Grumbling moodily to himself, Inu Yasha slammed the front door of his house, catching the corner of his school uniform in the door. Whirling about, he quickly snatched said cloth and, mumbling even more so, angrily slammed the door again. Screw homework; this called for TV. Throwing his book bag to the floor, Inu trudged over to the couch and jumped over the top, plopping himself down and snuggling into the fabric to create a depression around him, making it even harder, and therefore less likely, for him to get up. Stage one, completed. Still wearing his half pout, half snarl, Inu threw aside his black uniform shirt, leaving his torso covered only by the light weight, white wife-beater shirt he wore beneath. Stage two, completed. Finally, plunging his hand into the deepest depths of the couch, he tore the remote control from underneath another cushion and, once both his hand and he remote were clear, shoved the cushion back down. Flicking through the channels, Inu Yasha finally settled on cartoons and, digging himself more deeply within the comfortable niche he had made for himself, crossed his arms over his chest. Stage three, completed; lets just see anyone try and make *him* move! (aww, sweet, sweet vegetation...)
A few, sweet minutes passed without so much as a peep from anything, but of course, that couldn't last long. Still scowling at the television, Inu Yasha's attention turned, only momentarily, as he felt something behind him. Turning quickly, he just missed seeing the small head that had popped below the top of the couch once more. Finding nothing, he turned back to his cartoons, still slightly wary and more alert, but otherwise unchanged. A few seconds later, movement from the side of the couch caught his attention and he turned, just missing the phantom head once more. Okay, there was definitely something going on. Well, if there *was* something there, Inu Yasha would wait and, when he felt movement again, grab it; that shouldn't be too difficult, right? Nodding resolutely to himself, Inu Yasha faced the TV once more, as not to cause suspicion, and waited. Sensing movement, he looked back to the side of the couch, only to feel it behind him instead and, by the time he had turned there, it was, once again, too late.
Okay, now it was REALLY annoying him... whatever it was. This time he'd be *sure* to catch it! Turning towards the television with alert eyes, Inu sat there, muscles tensed and ready to spring. It was somewhere; he knew it, but what could it have been? He would've been altered to any sort of danger, and he had family in the house who surely would've alerted him somehow if they had found something wrong, so what was going on? Sweat began to bead on his brow, soaking into bangs of ivory, as he waited in anticipation, every movement being registered and processed through both his mind and instinct, waiting, watching for the one element that was out of place.
"There!" Thrusting his hand forth with incredible speed, Inu struck, grabbing something that felt remarkably like cloth.
"Got'cha!" Bringing the nuisance before him, Inu's face fell and he sweat dropped, realizing that he had produced not but a small child for his efforts. The girl, now eye to eye with him, stared fearlessly into his amber orbs, her own cinnamon ones shining with courage and a determination he'd only ever seen in one other person before. Her beige tank top was still clutched within Inu Yasha's hand as he held on to her waist, and her orange shorts, reaching only just above her knees, hung almost loosely from her form. On her feet she wore a simple pair of black flip-flops, and in her shoulder-length hair, an emerald green ribbon, tying part of obsidian silk into a pony tail on the right while the rest hung down loosely across her back, allowing shine to emerge, due to the lights above. It only took that second of pausing before Inu Yasha's senses came back to him, leaving him with but one question.
"Who the he..."
"Inu Yasha, such language around the young one!" Cringing slightly, Inu Yasha turned to find Mrs. Khioto standing behind him, hands on hips and finger wagging. Why did he have to have such a soft spot for women?
"But..." Before he could even finish his sentence, Mrs. Khioto smiled brightly and cut in, completely killing the question at hand before it could even escape his lips.
"Inu, meet Rin. Rin, this is Inu Yasha, Sesshoumaru's brother." At the sound of his brother's name, the little girl, er, Rin's eyes widened immensely. Inu had never seen such respect and devotion as he did then in those little orbs of hers, but for his brother? Why would his brother know a little girl in the first place? Well, unless he was pushed into it of course. To tell the truth, Inu would've thought the girl dead before Sesshoumaru would make an acquaintance of her, so he had to have been forced into it. Parents will do that right? Brow furrowing slightly, Inu Yasha stalled. Okay, so he knew her name, but what was she doing in the house? Why was she there? "Inu Yasha, you can let her down now." Sweat dropping once again, Inu turned with a "keh", attempting to hide the rising blush that had started to steadily coat his cheeks, and set the girl on her feet in front of him. Smiling, Rin stopped a second to bow politely towards Inu, before taking a step back. Wow, that was definitely new, someone being polite to *him*.
"You're Flu..." Before she could finish, her tiny voice was cut off by one much older than her own.
"Rin, come." Sesshoumaru, having just walked in, moved to stand in front of his brother, yet behind the girl, glaring menacingly at Inu Yasha over his shoulder the entire time. What was his problem? It wasn't like Inu Yasha did anything to piss him off... other than exist. Oh, right. Anyway, he must've been an idiot to assume that a little girl would really go to him if he treated her like...
"Hai Sesshoumaru-sama!" The pitter-patter of tiny feet assaulted Inu's ears, proving him more wrong by the second as she scuttled to stand by his brother's side. It was official; he knew absolutely *nothing* about women. As she followed Sesshoumaru out the door, Rin turned and bowed quickly to both Inu and his adopted mother, saying quick farewells as she went along, before hurrying, once again, to catch up with Sesshoumaru. Inu Yasha must've been hallucinating; this was just not his day.
"Who the..."
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Walking down the street, Kagome was experiencing quite a different thing all together. Whereas Inu Yasha's day had been horrible, Kagome's had been great, well, except for Kouga trying to bother her, but he got in a fight with Inu Yasha before he reached her, so she was able to get away. Frankly Kagome would've thanked Inu had she believed that he had done it on purpose. Sure, he was being nicer, but not that much so. Besides, she was almost home, and it was such a beautiful day that day; what could go wrong?
Ahh, everything is so nice! At the same time, a small, brown object was lounging in the tree just above the girl in question. As a soft breeze blew by, it lost its balance and toppled, plummeting from the tree where it lived and falling to its death, so to speak, save for the fact that it hit Kagome before the ground below. If acorns could speak, Kagome would've heard a barrage of cheering, but all she heard was a soft crunch as her foot connected with something below her. The acorn probably would've had a better chance against the concrete. Hearing a small, almost invisible shriek of agony from something supposedly inanimate, Kagome sweat dropped, rubbing the back of her head where it had hit her to begin with. Okay, maybe not. Suddenly, another object hit her from above, tapping her in the same place the acorn had moments before. Turning towards the tree, Kagome saw nothing but falling leaves dancing in the wind. It was only when she looked away from the tree and towards her house, that she realized that the object had been no acorn, but a small pebble, tossed about from a little girl digging in Inu Yasha's yard. Thinking the worst for the little girl, Kagome strolled over to investigate, dropping her bag by the fence where she could see it, and heading towards the dirt-covered child.
"Hi, I'm Higurashi Kagome. What's your name?" The girl watched Kagome sit with wide, caring eyes, slightly curious as to whom this new guest was. She seemed more curious than afraid, something Kagome held in high respect, or would if she had been judging the little girl. Instead, she just didn't want her to get in trouble. She knew Inu Yasha's temper and, though he didn't care about the flower beds, he would probably care that a trespasser was on his territory.
"I'm Rin." Eyeing Kagome a bit warily, Rin slid her gaze to fall upon the car behind them, an act completely missed by the girl in front of her.
"Rin, are you here with anyone, perhaps your par..."
"She is with me." Turning, Kagome laid eyes upon Sesshoumaru, leaning against his car in the background and watching her closely. Heart beating wildly within her chest, Kagome had to resist the urge to flee, to avoid what she was seeing in front of her. She had gotten used to seeing weird things a while go, and of course she didn't believe in any of them, but for some reason, she couldn't help but be afraid when it came to Sesshoumaru. If she had thought that those cold, calculating amber eyes were creepy at first, they were nothing compared to the stripes and claws that she then saw. What was worse was that, not only did she see him with those, but a giant, fluffy tail. Now, how in the world someone like him could walk around as he did with a giant fluffy tail, even if it was imaginary, it had to say something about them, and Kagome didn't want to know what. Of course, these feelings were ridiculous, but she couldn't help what she felt, and could only attempt to contain them and control them as if nothing had changed. She didn't want to be taken away. Eyes growing determined, Kagome stood up and faced Sesshoumaru, silken hair and school uniform blowing in the breeze as if she were taking part in some odd cartoon. (you know, the ones with imaginary wind blowing everything around.) Forcing a smile on her face, Kagome nodded, and then, pausing for a moment, cocked her head slightly to the side.
"But Sesshoumaru..."
"I do not have to give an explanation to one such as you." Well, that was a bit harsh. He could've been at least a tad nicer about that couldn't he? Seeing the surprised, yet slightly hurt look crossing Kagome's face, Rin looked first to her mentor, and then to the girl before her before answering for him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama is my big brother." Big...brother? You mean, there were MORE?! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this wasn't possible. Two of them were bad enough, but three?! And... wait... if she was his little sister... wouldn't she have the same genetic defect as they did? Even if it was mainly passed down by men, by some off chance, if Mrs. Khioto had it passed onto her, wouldn't the girl have it as well? Unless, of course, Mrs. Khioto had been married before, or at least had her before they were married, but then...
"Judging by the look on your face, you have obviously misinterpreted. It's a program at the orphanage in town. Rin is an orphan there and I am to take care of her from time to time." What was worse, another Khioto kid, the fact that he had caught her reaction, or Sesshoumaru being nice to a little girl? Before Kagome could even consider this train of thought, the sound of yelling broke her from the words thus spoken and drew her attention towards the house on her right.
"HE'S A WHAT?!!!!" Sweat dropping, Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru who simply stood there, long, beautiful hair blowing softly in the breeze. After a few moments of staring, Sesshoumaru raised a hand to his mouth and cleared his throat, bring Kagome back to the land of the living and to the realization that she had just been staring at him, or past him really... again. Cheeks in flaming, Kagome dropped her gaze back to the ground before her, alerted only to the girl beside her as she tugged on Kagome's sleeve.
"Would you like to pick flowers with me?" Seeing the perfect way to both avoid Sesshoumaru, his brother, and his wrath, Kagome agreed and spent the rest of that hour enjoying herself while holding the flowers that Rin picked for her. Kagome had never noticed when Inu Yasha came out or when the brothers fought, nor when Mrs. Khioto came out to break them up; she was having too much fun playing with the sweet little girl before her, that was, until Mr. Khioto came home from work, unintentionally alerting her to the time. The setting sun, unnoticed until then, had cast a perfect mood upon the yard for those past few minutes, but what would've been a masterpiece on any other day was a warning then, the reds changing in meaning before her very eyes. She was going to be late for dinner. Brushing off her skirt, Kagome quickly got up and grabbed her bag, put, by then, within the yard, and, with a few apologies, made for the shrine steps. Of course, she hadn't gotten more than three steps before she heard a small voice call out to her from behind, and turned only when that voice received a response.
"Fluffy, can Kagome come back again?" F...Fluffy? As hard as she bit her lip to suppress the snicker that name evoked, it was only that much harder once the glare being sent her way registered fully. I mean, come on, how could Kagome be nervous around a guy, stripes and claws or not, with a nickname like fluffy? Just that thought alone produced a sound, much like choked laughter, to escape her lips, changing Sesshoumaru's glare on her into one that promised nothing more than a slow, painful death. Oh yeah, she was loving this, but it seemed that the best was yet to come. "Unless Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't want her to come..." The look on his face was priceless! Rin stood there, barely reaching above his knees, with a face that said "I'll do anything you say like a good little girl, but I'll be horribly, horribly disappointed if you say no, and your conscience will forever afterwards eat at you alive from the inside out for doing so".
Cuuttee!!! Sesshoumaru, trapped between a rock and a little girl's wrath, could only stand there and consider his options. To be brutally honest, it kind of bothered him when she changed from the horribly embarrassing nickname she liked to call him back to one she only used when addressing him to others. Why it bothered him... he didn't even want to think about it, but her face had said it all. Either agree or be screwed. Well, best make it look like it was his decision to begin with. Now, what to say... Taking the high road, Kagome decided to relieve "oh so high and mighty" of the burden he was so obviously faced with, and respond for him, though a bit of snickering was destined to leak through.
"I'm sure *Fluffy*wouldn't mind Rin." Smirking, Kagome could only watch as the child before her smiled and ran to her mentor's side, pleased both that she had gotten what she had wanted, and that, more importantly, Sesshoumaru hadn't denied her. Let's see him get out of it *now*. Her work done, Kagome positioned her back on her back once again and took off, racing up the stairs and towards her house, only hoping that she wouldn't be in too much trouble after all.
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"Kagome!" A flock of sleeping birds took off from the trees surrounding Kagome's house, awakened both by the newly arrived guests and the early morning's light. Of course, they, along with everyone else in the surrounding area, could only wonder one thing; how in the name of all that was holy could they get up that early... and on a weekend even?! (think around, oh, say 9am.^_^;)
"Sango-chan!" As the two girls waved in greeting, Kohaku and Souta met each other as well, heading off to play videogames the instant they made eye contact. All four had talked on the phone the night before, girls together, then boys together, and it had been decided that the girls would hang out and the boys would have a video game marathon; Souta had even spent the entire day setting everything up so that all their needs, minus going to the bathroom of course, could be met without either boy having to get up off of the couch or, depending on the situation, off of the floor. It was truly a gamer's dream come true, and well placed as, after the girls went inside, Mrs. Higurashi realized that she needed something from the store for breakfast that morning. The boys were much too "busy" to go and get it themselves, leaving only Sango and Kagome to do the chore instead. As much as one might think otherwise, they didn't mind taking care of the task, as they had nothing much planned anyway, and soon headed down the shrine steps to begin their not-so-treacherous journey ahead.
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Inu Yasha awoke, scratching irritably at an annoying pain beneath his jaw line. He had made it difficult to get off of the couch the previous day, as has been said, so difficult in fact that he had taken to sleeping there rather than getting up and walking the flight of stairs to his bedroom. It was already both warm and comfortable where he was, so why should he have bothered moving? However, as many know from experience, what may have been comfortable the night before most certainly might not be in the morning, and thus Inu Yasha came to a problem that many of us experience, I'm sure, quite often. The choice: warm...um, couch vs. the call of nature. Where was an empty soda bottle when you needed one?!
Grunting softly, Inu hauled himself off of the couch, a movement that proved just how stiff one could become from sleeping on a couch all night, and trudged up the stairs with heavy feet, dragging them across the ground in an attempt to save what little energy he had, and hope that it didn't wake him up so much that he wouldn't be able to go back to sleep when he got back downstairs. Aww, it twas a wonderful sentiment, but that never happens as one would like, and Inu was left without a warm couch, a warm bed, a comfortable body position, and without food. Actually, he was feeling a bit hungry. Heading down to the kitchen to see if his Mom was awake, Inu set one foot on the cold tile before reconsidering. If he yelled to her, he might wake up someone else and get in trouble. If he walked on the tile, well, he'd have to walk on the cold tile, and... awww man, he didn't really have any other options. Completely missing the fact that he could've just checked the bedrooms to see if anyone was still asleep, Inu touched a toe to the offending tile as one would do to test, say a lake or stream, just before swimming. Reeling back immediately, he vouched for the other option: run like a bat out of hell until you reach something that you can sit in/on so that your feet won't be on the ground for very long. Nodding gallantly, Inu raced across the kitchen, one foot after another, not realizing the fatal flaw in his plan until it was too late.
COLD SEAT!!! Letting out a startled yelp, he jumped, what must've been a foot off of the floor, and raced smack dab into Mrs. Khioto who, at the moment, had been checking the fridge for breakfast materials. After shutting said fridge, she turned only to be rammed, full force, by a very distraught teenager. Ahh, to be young and unaware.
"Inu, could you do me a favor? I need something from the store for breakfast; I would ask Sesshoumaru, but he's out front playing with Rin." How many ways could one person go wrong in a sentence? Well, he supposed that it was better to start with the most obvious.
"Keh, Sesshoumaru wouldn't play with a..."
"THANK you Inu Yasha. I really appreciate you doing this for me." Shoving some money and a grocery list in his hand, Mrs. Khioto literally pushed Inu out of the kitchen and to the front door, opening it for him to give the world a perfect view of Inu in his undies. Oh, did I forget to mention that a school uniform is very uncomfortable to sleep in? Oops. (*snickers*) Of course, being the smart woman that she was, Mrs. Khioto had high-tailed it out of there fast enough that, when Inu Yasha turned around, Mr. Khioto was standing there instead of she, leaving Inu Yasha's rant totally null and void.
"Oh, and Inu Yasha?" Practically snarling and still envisioning the look of pure disgust on Sesshoumaru's face, Inu turned towards the kitchen, just about ready to shred something if he saw her again. "I think you need to put on some clothes hun; it would be a bit drafty out there otherwise." Blushing scarlet, Inu glared at the, now snickering, Mr. Khioto, and stormed upstairs, ready to start both his day, and slaughter his family. (Aww, but don't we all wake up like that?^_^;)
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"So what was this you were saying about a little girl at Inu Yasha's?" Walking down the stairs in high spirits, Kagome and Sango took to enjoying what most girls tend to do when nothing better is available, talking.
"Apparently Sesshoumaru is part of some kind of Big Brother program." Missing a step and practically falling down the stairs, Sango grabbed Kagome for support, putting enough strain on the younger girl that she almost took her down with her. Seemingly in the middle of a coughing fit, Sango could only utter one word, or should I say name.
"Sesshoumaru?!" Kagome nodded "That poor girl; she must be traumatized." Laughing, Kagome helped her friend gain her footing once more and the two were off.
"Actually, she's the cutest thing."
"Can I meet her?" Kagome shrugged.
"I don't really know if she'll be there today."
"True."
"Inu Yasha, it would be advisable to wear pants when one opens the door in the morning. Do that again and I'll kill you." Ahh, that dark voice, those... random threats, it could only be the work of Sess... no pants?!
"Keh, shut the hell up! You don't have any idea what you're...!" Okay, now he'd spotted them. Aww, was he blushing? It really went well with his red, and white jacket, black trimmed of course. It really brought out the... um, red. Yeah. Ohh, he noticed that they were still watching him. Look at his eyes twitch like that and his blush deepen. "Keh, staring problem?" Mmm... right, it wasn't good to have tha... oh crud, not again!
"Inu Yasha, what's this about no pants?" Snickering, Sango watched, truly enjoying the look of complete and utter humiliation on Inu Yasha's face before it fled in fear of the anger he tried to replace it with. What was it about these last two days? Was it "humiliate and otherwise make Inu Yasha uncomfortable" day or what? It wasn't fair! What had he done?! Almost as if the fates could hear his plea, the little, unnoticed girl in the corner decided to speak first, taking the heat off Inu Yasha for the time being and drawing the unwanted attention to herself.
"Sesshoumaru-sama." All eyes turned to the little girl and, almost as if a spark of recognition had been set off in her eye, Kagome clasped her hands together excitedly and nodded.
"Rin, do you want to come to the store with us?" After a moment of consideration, Rin turned to Sesshoumaru who, in turn, simply looked to all else in the group. "It's really no problem Sesshoumaru." Sango, when looked at, nodded her head vigorously.
Besides, we can keep her from being mentally scarred in the process. Sesshoumaru would never...
"Rin, we are going. I am in need of something from the store myself, and I would be daft to allow the job to an idiot such as my 'brother'" Oh, and how he LOVED to emphasize that word! Seething with rage, Inu turned, ready to start and all out war, something none of the girls actually wanted, as it would just complicate things.
"What the he..." Popping her head out of the door unexpectedly, Mrs. Khioto shook her finger at Inu Yasha and smiled such a bright, absolutely sunny smile that all in the vicinity sweat dropped, minus Sesshoumaru of course.
"Inu Yasha, language!" Popping back inside the house just as quickly, and lets face it, randomly as she came, all outside were left to look at one another in complete silence. Come on now, what exactly could you say after that? And, what was more interesting, they had to go to the store with both Sesshoumaru AND Inu Yasha? This wasn't going to be just another trip to the store, was it? Undoubtedly, chaos would ensue, but, as for that, they would just have to wait and see.