Akina: (grins) yay lookie! We're gonna update!

Tsuki: We haven't updated this one in soooooooo looooong…

Akina: It's crazy. We forgot how it went and everything and had to go back and reread it all.

Tsuki: and a certain Tsuki drew lotsa fanart…

Akina: and we also mapped out the rest of our plot.

Tsuki: ah, the mapping of plots. Such a common occurrence on Tsuki's laptop of late…(sighs)

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Inuyasha hesitated as Kagome dragged him out of the well, experiencing lingering disorientation from the pink sparkling girl lights he had been engulfed in only moments before. Knowing that Miroku would never approve of the girlyness that he had just experienced, Inuyasha's brain was having problems continuing out into the strange place and following the strange girl.

"Inuyasha, I'm gonna go get my mom, and then we can go back, okay?" Kagome told him.

The little hanyou shrugged. "Okay, Kag-chan. Don't leave me here too long, though…"

Kagome scampered off and returned with her mother moments later. The older woman was wielding a strange metal weapon of some kind, which looked to Inuyasha disturbingly similar to spider pinchers. He whimpered and backed away, hands over his mouth in fear.

"Oh my, Kagome, you're right! The little fellow is suffering from a toothache after all! Look, see how he's holding his jaw? Come here, little guy, I'll make your tooth stop hurting!"

Inuyasha squealed and kept his hand over his mouth, realizing what was going on.

"SESSHY, HELP MEEEEE!" he cried, streaking away from his deceitful little stalker buddy and her tricky bigger stalker mom.

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Sesshoumaru looked up, certain that he had heard his name called. Deciding that it was just nerves, he looked back down at the slumbering Rin. As soon as they entered his home, the children ran in opposite directions, making it impossible for the 'babysitter' to keep track of all of them at once. Since the child occupying his arms was the only thing keeping him from beating the irritating Kouga-child to a pulp, he decided to find a place to put her down.

This proved harder than he thought.

He tried the roof, but it was already occupied by a small child hanging from a ledge by his pants. The dresser didn't work either, because somebody had used it as an easel in a crude attempt to portray their caretaker. Eventually, he settled for a nest-like bed that he created using some clothes he grabbed out of his father's closet.

Pausing and smiling at the climax of his panic, he tilted his head and reflected upon the perfection of the little nest. The child could not roll out of it, nor could she escape in any fashion. It was the most efficient and worthwhile thing he had created in his entire life, and he couldn't wait to show his father.

His…father…

Delicate nose picking up a familiar scent, he looked down just as the Rin-beast soiled the pile of his father's clothes with her human pee.

Sesshoumaru sunk to the ground. Watching my brother shouldn't have been this much…watching my brother…my brother…where the hell is Inuyasha!

Casting his eyes to the ceiling as if to search for answers or maybe even help, he was met with the sheepishly grinning face of the irritating Kouga-child, and looked down in time to see the one called Ayame stomping angrily out of the room.

"Hey…I'm stuck up here. Could you maybe help?" Kouga asked, grinning some more.

Sesshoumaru stood up resolutely and walked away from the Rin-beast and the Kouga-child. So…much…damage…such…little…kids…

Well, at least no one's gotten into the cheesecake yet.

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Inuyasha whimpered as the tricky bigger stalker mom advanced. He was backed into a corner, no escape.

"It's okay honey, I won't hurt you. I'll get you some aspirin as soon as this is over. You can't just run around with a rotting tooth in your mouth—your mouth will rot too!"

Kagome nodded sagely from behind her. "Yeah—your mouth is rot!"

Inuyasha tilted his head. "That's not what she…"

But as he opened his mouth to speak, the adult leapt forward. Wielding the pincer-pliers, the tricky bigger stalker mom latched onto his left upper fang. Giving the tooth a mighty yank, she removed it from his mouth.

Inuyasha was in shock for a moment or two, and then opened his mouth and hollered. He cried as if Sesshoumaru had used his head for poison claw target practice again, as if he had gotten his ears stuck under the door trying to eavesdrop on his father and someone had opened it, driving him into the wall. He cried as if they had pulled off his nose with those pliers, as if he wouldn't be able to walk properly after the tears subsided.

And all the while, Kagome laughed.

Not just a normal, cheery laugh. A manic, escalating, EVIL laugh!

"I've got my necklace pendant now, Inuyasha. You can go home."

Crying, betrayed and hurt, he turned and ran back to the well.

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The Inu no Tashio walked towards his home at a brisk pace. It wasn't that he didn't trust Sesshoumaru, but that he was uncertain as to the recreational activities his eldest son would willingly arrange for his youngest. Aside from their constant bickering, the Inu no Tashio was sure that they hadn't been able to get along today, and was expecting to come home and find a crying Inuyasha with Sess playing nurse until he returned.

When he walked through the door, he didn't immediately register the wreckage that he saw around him. It was as if a giant battle had been waged between two immortal evils in the comfort of his own home. The draperies were ripped, the furniture was soiled with only-kami-knows-what, food was strewn down the hall as if someone had used the meals for a makeshift slip-n-slide...and running rampant through the house were a myriad of human children.

Sesshoumaru didn't like humans…so where had they come from?

Said boy rushed past in a blur of silver, chasing and being chased by a small group of more human children which were dressed as savages and wielding crude spears. Inu no Tashio grabbed his collar the second time he attempted to run past. At that moment, Sess registered that his father was home.

"Thank kami you're here, daddy! Save me from the evil little hell-humans! They're hunting me, they're going to eat me! SAVE ME, DAD!"

A crying and shivering Sesshoumaru latched onto the Inu no Tashio's head and clung on for dear life, arms obscuring his eyesight. Lifting his son off his head, the elder youkai glared at the children. "Children…BEGONE!" he said intimidatingly.

The Kouga-child was the only one to react, tilting his head in curiosity.

"But…Mr. Inu no Tashio…if we go home now, can we come back to play with babysitter-sama tomorrow?"

"JUST LEAVE!" Sesshoumaru cried, the day's trauma forcing him into a relapse of tears as he envisioned another twelve hours of such bleak and nightmarish hell.

As the children trooped out of the Inu no Tashio's home, their little heads bowed, the adult set his teenage son on his feet and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him to hopefully instill a little sense.

"Sesshoumaru…where is your brother?"

"Brother…?"

"Inuyasha, the one that lives here with you…"

"…Brother…?"

Sesshoumaru continued to shake and look puzzled, repeating 'brother' while his distant gold eyes focused on some sort of terrifying scene.

Inuyasha wandered into the house behind his father, hands over his mouth and tears still running down his face. Not looking up, he collided with the backs of his father's knees, which sent him tumbling to the floor. Having received more abuse in one day than a little hanyou could take he began to openly bawl.

The Inu no Tashio sighed and looked his sons in their tear-stained and waterlogged faces. "Boys…I'm not going to punish you for the mess in the house, and I'm not going to ask how it got here. But I assume that you have both learned an important and valuable lesson here today. Go to your rooms and think about it until I call you down for dinner."

Two silver heads trotted off towards their respective bedrooms, the shorter one sniffling and hesitating as he turned back to his father.

"Daddy…there's this girl about my height, with sneaky brown hair and a sneaky lying mouth. Could you kill her the next time you see her, for me?"

"Go to your room, Inuyasha," the Inu no Tashio said patiently, giving his son a level look. "And we don't kill girls, understand?"

"Yes daddy." Inuyasha turned, but stopped again. "But daddy…can I beat her senseless instead?"

"Why sure," the Inu no Tashio said, atmosphere of the house starting to get to him. "Only after I've cleaned up around here…wait, no. No beating up girls. Just…yell at them."

"But daaa-ddy!"

"Don't you 'but daddy' me! To your room!"

Inuyasha finally obeyed, door closing behind him as he whimpered over the gaping hole in his mouth where once a fang resided. The Inu no Tashio walked into his own room with a sigh, rubbing his temples to clear the sudden migraine that was forming.

Something gurgled at him from the middle of the floor.

The noise, upon inspection, was coming from a pile of his own clothes. Sniffing lightly to detect the source, he jumped back from the soiled mess.

"SESSHOUMARU! YOU'RE NOT FORGIVEN! GET IN HERE, NOW!"

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Tsuki: THE END! Yayyy! Go and read some Fur and Feathers (hugs little Inu) aww…we killed you…T.T;

Akina: it's probably not the end of little Inu, though. For some reason, we just can't get away from the chibi-versions of our favorite characters.

Tsuki: lol, there's a story behind part of that ending.

TSUKI'S STORY CORNER!

So the other day, Tsuki was reading lines for the play Oklahoma, the lead actor being one of her good friends. In the middle of the play, a conversation commences between the lead actor and actress. It goes something like this: "Don't you take that tone with me, Miss Laurie Williams, or I'll have to spank you. While I'm thinking about it, why don't you marry me?"

Now, this wouldn't be AT ALL appropriate for a conversation in one of Akina and Tsuki's stories, between ANY characters, no matter how hentai they can become at times (coughMIROKUcough). Be happy that Tsuki did not grace you with such a disturbing conversation in any of this story.

Akina (sweat-drops, grins) now that we've gotten past Tsuki…how about some review replies (looking rather desperate to change the subject)

Tsuki (oblivious) okay!

prongspadfootliveon-well, we have given you more. and as to where we come up with this...TSUKI TELLS NO LIES! yes, we stay awake until we're deliriously tired and then decide to write fanfiction at insane hours of the morning. Tsuki just happens to have subconsious english skill.

Shadow Dragon59(backs away from the crazy person) heh heh, nice crazy person...

Jennifer-yes, we always write more. we need a patch for this.

ZzBlueSnowzZ-well, I think it's a little later than 'as soon as we can', yet what can we say? We're lazy.

Chibi InuYasha Fox and Spyro-whoa, we own Inuyasha. you can't see him unless we give you explicit viewing rights. (cackles) naw, go ahead. he's not ours. T.T

Sakura / My Talking Plushies-yes, today is 'ever'. we have updated.

Maru-sha (holds up fanfiction) up like this? (takes an Atlas pose)

Orange-Inuyasha: how could we leave you off? Honestly, THIS SITE has been not allowing Tsuki to see this chapter. Many many apologies, but THIS SITE is being evil. We should not have left you off, we know better than that!

Akina (bops Tsuki's head) you're being overly mean and sarcastic.

Tsuki (shrugs) it's what I do best. now, about those reviews. We'd like to see lotsa them, now that this is over. Believe it or not, Tsuki checks her favorites listings, and muchos muchachos love this story, yet have not reviewed. T.T

Akina: REVIEW, PLEASE (smiles)