Inutori: I'd like to introduce all of the readers to my alternate personality, Jellyfish.
Gem: My name is not Jellyfish, which is merely a bland nickname given to me by Drano, it is Gemini.
Dray: *Growling* Now look who's name calling, Jellyfish.
Gem: Libra helped me come up with it. 0_-
Sagi: Hel~lo. Inutori, are you going to introduce us properly or what?
Inutori: Ah, yes. Everyone, this is my alternate personality *pointing to Gem* Gem Inilene Tai, aka Gemini. The freak next to her is Dray Colene Tai, my identical twin, aka Draco.
Sagi: You forgot about me!
Inuyasha: Who cares about you, wench?
Sagi: !
Gem: You know: he's got a point. Who does care about you, SAGGY?
Sagi: The name is Sagi, not Saggy. Say it with me now: Say-Gee. And Virgo cares about me, so there!
Gem: Oh really?
Sagi: Yes!
Inutori: You guys! You're straying from the point of this author's note!
Sagi: What is the point of it? I thought it was just to waste space.
Gem: Well, you do that already, Saggy, you got us all beat.
Sagi: Do not, I only weigh 70 pounds.
Inutori: Not even.
Sagi: …
Gem: I suppose I should introduce this brainless idiot since no one else will. This… *picks Sagi up by hair* (Sagi is a foot and a half shorter than Gem) …thing…is known as Sagita Tarius, aka Sagittarius.
Sagi: None of us own Inuyasha, so go ahead and go read the long author's note…wait you already read it…go read the chapter.
Gem: Baka *rolls eyes*
Inutori: Sorry if this was confusing. I just needed a change.
Chapter 8
Lost
Last Time:
"This is your fault, houshi-sama. If you hadn't decided to leave the group we wouldn't be here right now!" Sango turned angrily to Miroku, Hairakotsu raised.
"But you needn't have followed me, dearest Sango-sama, I didn't request your company." Miroku waved his arms in front of him frantically, not wanting to get impaled by her boomerang again.
"Yeah, that may be so, but I was trying to protect all the innocent teenage girls in this airport from your lecherous ways." Sango's expression was getting darker by the second and Miroku turned on his heel and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. "GET BACK HERE, FURYOU HOUSHI!!!"
And now on with the story…
Miroku forced a laugh as the wounds on his head recovered. Sango was currently having a chat with one of the airline agents, trying to sort out the situation. Several people were passing by, giving him strange looks, and as the minutes flew out of sight, the monk found himself devising a way to steal Hiraikotsu.
"Well, Houshi-sama, I may forgive you this time. I managed to get us first class tickets out of here." Sango approached him with a smile. It was a nice change from the glare she had been giving him an hour ago when they had missed their flight.
"How?" Miroku looked up at Sango curiously, holding an icepack to his head gently.
Sango just gave him a deadpan look saying 'don't ask.' She turned away from him and began weaving through the other travelers, heading to Terminals B-E
"Sango-sama, how did you get us in first class?" Miroku jogged to catch up to her and looked at her profile with growing interest.
"It was no big." Sango sped up, obviously trying to avoid answering the question; which only made Miroku the more curious.
"No really, how?"
"Well, I kinda…said that we were…" Sango's voice dropped to a whisper and Miroku had to strain to hear her. "On our honeymoon."
Miroku smiled lecherously at this. "Why Sango-sama, I never realized you felt that way! If you had just said so earlier-"
Sango punched him none-too-gently as his hand reached too far south on her back. "They're just words Houshi-sama. There is no hidden meaning behind them."
Miroku pouted for a minute, not moving from his position on the ground.
The girl accompanying him growled and stepped on him in the middle of his chest as she continued on her way through the airport. She only glanced back at him uncaringly once before going into a café to get something to eat for breakfast.
"Welcome to Buffet Down Under, I'm Stella, how many in your party?" A brunette with blue eyes smiled at Sango warmly.
"One." Sango let a smile cross her face as the woman pulled out a menu and was about to guide her to a table.
"Two, actually."
Both girls turned to look at Miroku, who had just run to catch up with Sango. The taijiya looked at the waitress seriously and said, "I don't know him."
"But Sango~sama!" Sango ignored Miroku's whining voice as she urged the waitress to continue taking her to her seat.
"Please have a seat. Your waitress will be out in a moment."
Sango glared as Miroku pulled up a chair and joined her at the table, having already disowned any relation she might have to the pervert.
Another brunette stumbled their way in the uniform of the restaurant. Her disgruntled expression told them that she was not having a good day.
"Welcome to Down Under, I'm Stephanie, and I'll be serving you. If there is anything you need, don't hesitate to ask." Her hazel eyes weren't focused on the pair, but instead were unblinkingly looking at the wall behind them.
Miroku immediately took the opportunity to grab Stephanie's hands and look her straight in the eye. "Dearest Stephanie, will you bear my child?"
Sango's eye twitched and a vein popped in her forehead, her patience with the monk completely drained. It seemed she wasn't the only one irked by the monk, for he soon found coffee being poured on his head by the waitress, and the onlookers were mumbling things like 'he deserved it' or 'violence doesn't solve anything.'
"Stephanie! Not again! What have I said in the past about this kind of behavior?" A man from the kitchens came out scolding the waitress, but the look on the young woman's face signified that she really didn't care.
She looked at the pair seated in front of her, one of which was soaked in coffee. Her eyes rolled in a bored fashion as she pulled out her notepad. "Can I start you off with any drinks?"
"Uh, yeah." Sango was still getting over the shock of watching the brown liquid pour over the head of the male bass player. "I'll have a large OJ."
"And I'll have some of this coffee, it's actually quite good." Miroku smiled sweetly at the waitress as her focus landed on him for a few moments in utter surprise/amazement.
The man that had spoken moments before threw his arms up in the air in frustration and headed back to the kitchen, obviously aware that he was being ignored. "Fine, Steph, get yourself fired for all I care."
"The name's not Steph, it's Stephanie. Ste-pha-nie." The girl growled in the back of her throat, and Sango could have sworn that the girl was related to Inuyasha. She looked back to the band members and smiled brightly. With that her face seemed to light up like her skin was glowing, and yet it didn't look unnatural. "Sorry about that! I'll have your drinks right out and then, if you're ready, I'll take your orders!"
With that she left to enter the kitchens.
A few feet away, a group of men wearing black overcoats sat down at a vacant table and demanded to be served. The waitress who responded to their call was fairly small and delicate with rust colored hair.
Lecherous grins crossed their faces similar to Miroku's everyday smile, and Sango tensed, wondering if she would need to step in if the men did anything…questionable.
Her ears perked up slightly as she listened to the exchange.
"Welcome to Down Under, my name is Lauren, and I'll be your server. There are many breakfast specials this morning listed in the menu, I could recommend-" The girl seemed pretty self confident until she was cut off by one of the men.
"Well, Lauri-babe, why don't you ditch this place and come for a ride around town with me and the guys."
"I'd rather not, I have a commitment here."
"One of the boys could change that. Or would you rather we force you to come?"
She hesitated and backed up slightly. Sango was flexing her muscles, preparing to jump up and fend off these boys for the poor girl.
One of the men stood up and came at Lauren, but she stomped her heel on the floor three times. The guy paused, and Sango stared at the redhead's foot. What was the purpose of stomping the floor like that?
Stephanie returned with the two musician's drinks and moved to where her co-worker was standing after setting the drinks on Sango's table, walking confidently. It perked Sango's interest to see what would happen, but she was on her toes, ready to intercede if necessary.
"Is there a problem, sir?" Her voice was firm and seemed to have an undertone of authority in it.
"Yeah, there is. That-" When Lauren whined slightly, Stephanie interrupted him.
"I'm sorry, but I think name calling is immature, so please refrain from degrading other people while stating your complaint." Her posture was strong, and Sango could tell that even though her arms and legs were fairly thick for a girl, that it was not fat that covered those bones. This brunette was more than just bark; she looked like she could bite pretty well.
The man glared at her slightly, but continued. "The waitress didn't want ta take our order."
"And was that an order of command to do something, or an order of food?"
He was silent as his look darkened and he waved for his gang to stand up. Apparently, they had no qualms with fighting with girls.
Sango stood up a second after the men, grabbing Hiraikotsu from its resting spot beside the table.
Stephanie's body seemed to rise slightly and she beckoned for Lauren to leave, obviously rising to the men's unspoken challenge. The taijiya joined the waitress preparing to fight, eyeing each of their opponents.
"What are you doing?" Sango heard the other girl's hiss clearly, and was about to respond when Stephanie continued. "That's better for long-range combat, not hand-to-hand like this, you know."
"Hai, I know. But it serves as a good shield and battering object."
The brunette nodded her head to the side, contemplating Sango's comment. "I guess so."
*
Sango stretched on the airport bench next to Miroku, having expended all her energies on the fight in the Down Under café. It had turned out to be like fighting punching bags; all the guys did was move around slowly and let themselves get hit. So all in all, the brawl had ended up being quite the bore.
Stephanie had ended up being a halfway decent fighter, but looked like she'd do better, much better, on a dance floor. Her moves looked like some alternative form of ballet and jazz and it almost gave one the impression that she was fighting blind. But her strength had made up for it, and she could take a hit without hesitation.
The other waitress, Lauren, had apparently gained her own confidence halfway through the miniature match and jumped on the leader's back to pull on his ears and hair as he fought with Sango. That had truly been an amusing sight to see.
As Miroku stared unblinkingly at Sango, she yawned and stood up, grabbing her boomerang in the motion. It had been an eventful day at the airport, but soon they needed to catch their alternate flight.
"Come on, Houshi-sama, don't need you making me miss ANOTHER flight." Sango half-heartedly glared back at Miroku and continued through the terminal to the proper gate.
Kagome and the rest of Sengotsu were probably worried to death about her right about now, and she wouldn't be surprised if one of them called the Sydney Airport to make sure she was alright.
She started to hum, thinking about the lyrics another of her group's many songs.
I'm lost in this world of darknessCan't seem to find my way
I'd ask you for your help
But I'm not sure if you'd be hear
So lost
Walking in circles
So lost
Aimlessly wanderin'
Stopped for directions too many times
Lost count long ago
No one seems to be able to help
Maybe one day I'll find my way out
Sango glanced back at Miroku following a few feet behind her like an obedient puppy and shook her head. Kagome had originally written 'Lost' her sophomore year when she was having some major health problems and going through depression. Never before had Sango realized she'd be able to relate to the lyrics literally.
Can't seem to sort out the confusionNothing seems to be working out
If I could just jump ahead in time
To where I'm out of this mess
So lost
Walking in circles
So lost
Aimlessly wanderin'
"What are you humming, Sango-sama?" Miroku trotted up to walk beside her as they walked through the large building.
Fallin' into a deep abyssHope I'll get lucky and unearth a way out
But doesn't look like I'll be getting any help
You're just holding me back
The darkness enfolds me
Leaving a cold feeling of loneliness
That may never be filled till with friends
Why did I have to be lost alone?
So lost
Walking in circles
So lost
Aimlessly wanderin'
I'm so lost
Chasing my tail
Just so lost
Running an endless race
Running an endless race…
Chasing my tail…
Running…an…end~less race…
Sango shook her head at Miroku, pointedly not answering him. He had already given her enough of a headache in the day they were forced to spend together. She was tired of babysitting and could do with a decent nap.
They eventually arrived at their gate and prepared to board the plane with the other first-class passengers.
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Gem: If you want to know the truth, Inutori just whipped out "Lost" as she was writing the chapter. Normally her songs are prewritten.
Inuyasha: That was shorter than most of them. The story, I mean.
Sagi: About that…Inutori has a question. Someone posed the question/suggestion that she should make the chapters longer. Inutori has already mentioned that she is making these chapters twice as long as the normal for her other stories. Is that not good enough or something?
Gem: Readers, they're never satisfied until the story is finished…and then they want a sequel. So demanding.
Sagi: Totally
Gem: Oh, and Sagi, you left a review saying that Aquarius was my guy. I'm appalled. My guy is his identical twin Scorpio. Aquarius is Drano's boy.
Inutori: *hits Gemini* That had nothing to do with Enchanted!
Gem: So what?! It was bothering me!
Inutori: For those of you who don't know, Sagi is a friend of mine…(which I'm sure I've said before) and she reads and reviews my stories, as well as co-rights an original story with me. So now, it's all of your turns' to go review this horrendous fanfic!
Sagi: Stop insulting yourself, it's bad for your karma!
Gem: Inutori, Saggy's spouting nonsense again!
Inutori: WILL YOU TWO JUST SHUT UP ALREADY?!?
Sagi & Gem: …shutting up now…
